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The Speyside Latin America team analyzes the seismic shift in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation "Operation Absolute Resolve" and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. This event has triggered a Crisis management scenario, resulting in a transitional government under Delcy Rodríguez subject to direct U.S. oversight. With the world's largest proven oil reserves of 303 billion barrels and vast critical mineral deposits, Venezuela presents high-stakes opportunities for investors in high growth and emerging markets. Our analysis covers the immediate bullish reaction in the energy sector—with major gains for companies like Chevron and Halliburton—and the strategic race to secure assets in the Orinoco Mining Arc. Navigating this volatile landscape requires robust Corporate Affairs strategies to manage regulatory changes and complex stakeholder engagement.
Public Affairs

Venezuela's Transition: Maduro's Capture, Legal Framework, and the Race for Strategic Resources.

The Speyside Latin America team analyzes the seismic shift in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation "Operation Absolute Resolve" and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. This event has triggered a Crisis management scenario, resulting in a transitional government under Delcy Rodríguez subject to direct U.S. oversight. With the world's largest proven oil reserves of 303 billion barrels and vast critical mineral deposits, Venezuela presents high-stakes opportunities for investors in high growth and emerging markets. Our analysis covers the immediate bullish reaction in the energy sector—with major gains for companies like Chevron and Halliburton—and the strategic race to secure assets in the Orinoco Mining Arc. Navigating this volatile landscape requires robust Corporate Affairs strategies to manage regulatory changes and complex stakeholder engagement.
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The Speyside Africa team is closely analyzing the 2023 outlook for key high-growth and emerging markets, which is defined by significant political uncertainty. In South Africa, the Eskom crisis and ANC infighting demand sophisticated Corporate Affairs and Crisis management. Meanwhile, Kenya faces major policy shifts under President Ruto, and Nigeria confronts deep instability pending its highly uncertain federal elections.
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Speyside’s Predictions for 2023: Africa

The Speyside Africa team is closely analyzing the 2023 outlook for key high-growth and emerging markets, which is defined by significant political uncertainty. In South Africa, the Eskom crisis and ANC infighting demand sophisticated Corporate Affairs and Crisis management. Meanwhile, Kenya faces major policy shifts under President Ruto, and Nigeria confronts deep instability pending its highly uncertain federal elections.
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The Speyside Central Eastern Europe team is closely monitoring a year of intense political and economic pressure in key high-growth and emerging markets. In Poland, the upcoming 2023 elections create significant uncertainty, with a potential government change that would reshape EU relations. In Hungary, PM Orbán's government faces a difficult balancing act, pursuing EU funds while maintaining a combative political stance, a situation requiring careful Corporate Affairs and strategic navigation.
Public Affairs

Speyside’s Predictions for 2023: Central & Eastern Europe

The Speyside Central Eastern Europe team is closely monitoring a year of intense political and economic pressure in key high-growth and emerging markets. In Poland, the upcoming 2023 elections create significant uncertainty, with a potential government change that would reshape EU relations. In Hungary, PM Orbán's government faces a difficult balancing act, pursuing EU funds while maintaining a combative political stance, a situation requiring careful Corporate Affairs and strategic navigation.
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As 2022 ends, Speyside shares a global outlook for 2023, highlighting cautious optimism in emerging markets like India, Mexico, and China, despite global challenges such as inflation, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory uncertainty. Latin America presents mixed prospects, with Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru facing political transitions or instability, while Mexico and Ecuador show opportunity for growth through trade and investment.
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Speyside’s Predictions for 2023: Latin America

As 2022 ends, Speyside shares a global outlook for 2023, highlighting cautious optimism in emerging markets like India, Mexico, and China, despite global challenges such as inflation, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory uncertainty. Latin America presents mixed prospects, with Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru facing political transitions or instability, while Mexico and Ecuador show opportunity for growth through trade and investment.
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The Speyside team emphasizes that ignoring non-technical risks is the primary cause of delays and cost overruns in mining and energy megaprojects. In high-growth and emerging markets, securing a "Social License to Operate" (SLO) is vital. Our Speyside Mining Latin America and Speyside Africa teams specialize in Corporate Affairs strategies that build this license through deep analysis and stakeholder dialogue, moving beyond simple transactions to ensure long-term project success and mitigate crisis management scenarios.
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Social License to Operate: Reducing Non-Technical Risks Around Major Infrastructure Projects

The Speyside team emphasizes that ignoring non-technical risks is the primary cause of delays and cost overruns in mining and energy megaprojects. In high-growth and emerging markets, securing a "Social License to Operate" (SLO) is vital. Our Speyside Mining Latin America and Speyside Africa teams specialize in Corporate Affairs strategies that build this license through deep analysis and stakeholder dialogue, moving beyond simple transactions to ensure long-term project success and mitigate crisis management scenarios.
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The Speyside team understands that effective Crisis management requires deep preparation, which is powered by leveraging data. This article outlines our approach to social listening: using precise keywords and real-time alerts, combined with critical human analysis. This proactive Corporate Affairs stance is essential for protecting brand reputation in today's high-growth and emerging markets.
Public Relations

How to leverage “social listening” to manage communication crises

The Speyside team understands that effective Crisis management requires deep preparation, which is powered by leveraging data. This article outlines our approach to social listening: using precise keywords and real-time alerts, combined with critical human analysis. This proactive Corporate Affairs stance is essential for protecting brand reputation in today's high-growth and emerging markets.
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The Speyside Communications team recommends an end-of-year strategic review that goes beyond vanity metrics. Our Corporate Affairs approach involves a deep analysis of message resonance, competitor strategy, and "white space" opportunities. This methodology ensures our clients in high-growth and emerging markets build resilient and impactful communications plans for the year ahead.
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3 actions to boost external communication efforts in 2023

The Speyside Communications team recommends an end-of-year strategic review that goes beyond vanity metrics. Our Corporate Affairs approach involves a deep analysis of message resonance, competitor strategy, and "white space" opportunities. This methodology ensures our clients in high-growth and emerging markets build resilient and impactful communications plans for the year ahead.
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The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing Lula's narrow election victory in Brazil, one of the world's most critical high-growth and emerging markets. His administration signals a major shift in Corporate Affairs for key sectors, prioritizing a new "green" energy transition and state-led infrastructure investment. This creates both regulatory challenges and new opportunities for clients in the Speyside Power sector, particularly as the government aims to move away from privatization and realign domestic energy prices.
Energy

Lula Da Silva’s plan for his third term as Brazil’s president

The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing Lula's narrow election victory in Brazil, one of the world's most critical high-growth and emerging markets. His administration signals a major shift in Corporate Affairs for key sectors, prioritizing a new "green" energy transition and state-led infrastructure investment. This creates both regulatory challenges and new opportunities for clients in the Speyside Power sector, particularly as the government aims to move away from privatization and realign domestic energy prices.
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The Speyside Latin America team identifies a critical opportunity in the region's post-pandemic focus on self-care. As health systems in these high-growth and emerging markets face strain, Speyside Healthcare sees e-labeling for OTC products as a vital health literacy tool. Our Corporate Affairs practice is positioned to help clients lead the regulatory conversation and make this a reality.
Healthcare

E-labeling: an opportunity to promote health literacy and responsible self-care in LATAM

The Speyside Latin America team identifies a critical opportunity in the region's post-pandemic focus on self-care. As health systems in these high-growth and emerging markets face strain, Speyside Healthcare sees e-labeling for OTC products as a vital health literacy tool. Our Corporate Affairs practice is positioned to help clients lead the regulatory conversation and make this a reality.
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The Speyside Asia Pacific team is analyzing Indonesia's new Personal Data Protection Law, a monumental shift in one of the region's key high-growth and emerging markets. While the law provides much-needed regulatory clarity and eases data transfer rules, it also introduces significant compliance risks, hefty penalties, and a short two-year transition period. This complex landscape demands a proactive Corporate Affairs strategy for businesses to engage in the upcoming policy consultations and avoid legal issues.
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Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law: What does it mean for the private sector?

The Speyside Asia Pacific team is analyzing Indonesia's new Personal Data Protection Law, a monumental shift in one of the region's key high-growth and emerging markets. While the law provides much-needed regulatory clarity and eases data transfer rules, it also introduces significant compliance risks, hefty penalties, and a short two-year transition period. This complex landscape demands a proactive Corporate Affairs strategy for businesses to engage in the upcoming policy consultations and avoid legal issues.
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The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing the results from Brazil's election, which reveal a deeply polarized nation in a key high-growth and emerging market. The tight runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro guarantees a toxic, negative campaign focused on rejection rather than policy. While polls favor Lula, the new, highly conservative Congress—and strong gubernatorial support for Bolsonaro in key states—signals significant legislative hurdles and volatility, demanding sophisticated Corporate Affairs strategies to navigate the term ahead.
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Brazil, a divided country: Post-election analysis

The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing the results from Brazil's election, which reveal a deeply polarized nation in a key high-growth and emerging market. The tight runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro guarantees a toxic, negative campaign focused on rejection rather than policy. While polls favor Lula, the new, highly conservative Congress—and strong gubernatorial support for Bolsonaro in key states—signals significant legislative hurdles and volatility, demanding sophisticated Corporate Affairs strategies to navigate the term ahead.
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The Speyside Asia Pacific team is closely analyzing Singapore's Healthier SG white paper, a pivotal policy shift in one of Asia's key high-growth markets. This strategy, moving from reactive treatment to proactive prevention to curb rising costs, will fundamentally reshape the Speyside Healthcare landscape. The new focus on primary care, capitation-based funding, and mandatory IT adoption creates a new operating reality, requiring sophisticated Corporate Affairs and engagement strategies from all health sector stakeholders.
Healthcare

Healthier SG: Just What the Doctor Ordered?

The Speyside Asia Pacific team is closely analyzing Singapore's Healthier SG white paper, a pivotal policy shift in one of Asia's key high-growth markets. This strategy, moving from reactive treatment to proactive prevention to curb rising costs, will fundamentally reshape the Speyside Healthcare landscape. The new focus on primary care, capitation-based funding, and mandatory IT adoption creates a new operating reality, requiring sophisticated Corporate Affairs and engagement strategies from all health sector stakeholders.
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Based on over 20 years of experience in global emerging markets, Speyside outlines its core methodology for successful Corporate Affairs. We help companies move beyond just identifying problems to strategically shaping policy in high-growth markets. Our approach involves finding the policy 'sweet spot' where business, government, and public interests align, adopting the right strategy—from direct engagement to alliance-building—and navigating complex local nuances to drive economic growth.
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Policy Sweet Spot: Navigating and Influencing Emerging Markets Policies

Based on over 20 years of experience in global emerging markets, Speyside outlines its core methodology for successful Corporate Affairs. We help companies move beyond just identifying problems to strategically shaping policy in high-growth markets. Our approach involves finding the policy 'sweet spot' where business, government, and public interests align, adopting the right strategy—from direct engagement to alliance-building—and navigating complex local nuances to drive economic growth.
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