Managing Critical Issues & Risks Across Emerging Markets

We help companies and investors to understand the fast-changing geopolitical environment and engage with local stakeholders, supporting market access and growth.

Market Leadership

Speyside is the leading Corporate Affairs & Public Policy consultancy across Emerging Markets.

Global Presence

Our own local teams on the ground across Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa.

Strategic Expertise

Deep expertise and experience working on critical issues for private and public sectors.

Why Speyside

Our specialist global practice groups work seamlessly with our own local teams on-the-ground across Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa.

Senior international consultants based in key global emerging market centers, offering unrivaled IP & experience built over multiple decades

The very best local consultants on the ground in offices across all global emerging markets, bringing deep local knowledge and contacts

Business is resourced, structured, and managed to ensure all clients have senior consultancy at all times, focused on commercial goals

Strong track record of delivering multi-country mandates in complex and challenging markets

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Technology
EU AI Act: What Companies Need to Know for December 2026 and What’s Delayed
Speyside Group provides a practical explanation of what the EU AI Act will require from companies on December 2nd, 2026, following the postponement of the main high-risk obligations to 2027. While the delay gives businesses more time to prepare for the most demanding compliance requirements, it does not represent a broader pause to the AI Act. The December 2nd, 2026 milestone remains relevant, bringing the end of a specific transition period and two additional prohibited AI practices into scope.
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Healthcare
Continuity or Reinvention? What a New Health Minister Means for Colombia
Speyside Group provides an analytical assessment of Colombia market access healthcare conditions under a new Health Minister. Ana Maria Vesga arrives from the EPS trade association to a system carrying an aggregate equity deficit above COP 18 trillion and recovering from the August 2026 earthquake. This assessment examines what stabilization before reform means for payment predictability, rare disease access and capital deployment across Colombia's health sector.
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Latin America
How Do Elections Affect Business in Emerging Markets? Lessons from Latin America
Speyside Group provides a strategic perspective on how geopolitical risk shapes electoral outcomes and business operating environments across Latin America. Elections test whether governments can govern, not merely their ideological direction. Institutional capacity, legislative coalitions, and external pressures reshape the investment landscape more than electoral mandates alone, requiring investors to assess each country's capacity to implement policy.
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