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If you take a step back then you can see that the Arab Spring is a huge opportunity, Mr. Fenning says.

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The contrast between Control Risks' comfortable headquarters on the south bank of the Thames in London's financial heartland, and the range of dangerous locations that Mr. Fenning and his staff visit regularly could not be more stark.

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Abi Hardwick Richard Fenning, chief executive of Control Risks: "As a foreign investor you don't want to be seen running home at the first sign of trouble" So, as Arab governments fell like dominos in 2011, what advice was Mr. Fenning giving to corporate clients affected by the unrest?

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It seems unusual to advise people to remain in a country plagued by political uncertainty, but Mr. Fenning believes that leaving can often be the worst policy for business.

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Mr. Fenning enjoys being at the forefront of the action.

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"It has been dominated by countries that people had previously thought were passive from a political risk point of view," Mr. Fenning says.

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As for the rest of the region, Mr. Fenning is generally optimistic.

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The impact of this year's Arab risings has yet to be felt and Mr. Fenning advocates taking a long-term approach when considering what the ultimate upshot will be for the region, and the world.

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Mr. Fenning has spent most of 2011 dividing his time between Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and anywhere else in the world where revolution has first simmered and then erupted.

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Richard Fenning is a globe-trotting risk troubleshooter helping business cope in a crisis.

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