Blogger Archives: Andrew Van den Born

Andrew Van den Born

Andrew is an Executive Director of the Financial Solutions division, specializing in the structuring and placement of credit and political risk programs for all types of international projects and trade. He has been in the industry for nearly 20 years, after earning a Master’s Degree in International Trade law from the London School of Economics.

Argentina Nationalizes YPF – Who Should Worry?

by Andrew Van den Born, April 26, 2012 | Posted in Energy, Featured, Latin America, Political Risk

Argentina's nationalization of YPF can only serve to dampen future foreign direct investment in that country. Should other foreign investors there worry? Continue reading → Continue reading →

Emerging Trade Credit Risk of 2012

by Andrew Van den Born, January 24, 2012 | Posted in Political Risk

From ominous rumblings in Iran to a full-blown crisis in the Eurozone, two potentially mega political-economic risks are brewing in the trade credit arena: trade disruption and a lack of availability of credit. Continue reading →

Scariest Trade Credit Risk: Price Hikes

by Andrew Van den Born, October 31, 2011 | Posted in Political Risk

With the West facing the prospect of a double-dip recession, growth will depend to a large extent on the ability of banks to lend. Continue reading → Continue reading →

After Qaddafi: What Now?

by Andrew Van den Born, October 21, 2011 | Posted in Political Risk

While the death of Quaddafi heralds a new dawn in Libya's history, the scale of the task facing its National Transitional Council should not be underestimated. Continue reading → Continue reading →