Check out Olive Group’s latest Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report. Our July 2016 issue covers global kidnapping incidents, trends and K&R hotspots at the regional, national and provincial level over the months of April, May and June of this year. With more than 58% of kidnapping cases in 2015 deriving from the Mindanao region, we bring insight to the K&R business in the Philippines and the growing risk posed by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Known to target foreign nationals in pursuit of large ransom payments, and with a proven capability for transnational operations, the ASG today represents the primary source of K&R threats across the southwestern Philippines and the islands surrounding the Sulu Waters.

To learn more and find out which popular and notoriously dangerous countries made the list for top international K&R hotspots, click here to read our full report.