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David Claridge, CEO of Dragonfly, explores why companies may be unwitting political actors and how risk managers can deal with the exposures this creates
In Asia, the prospect of a post-covid China may well provide a big boost to regional growth prospects
Although invasion is “highly unlikely”, a naval blockade in the Taiwan Strait increasingly probable, warns Dragonfly
Risk managers in strategic and high-tech sectors must monitor efforts to decouple critical supply chains - Control Risks
In Central and Southern Asia, interstate conflict and debt crises topped concerns respectively
In this ever-more destabilised world, the post-Cold War rules no longer apply, explains Dragonfly’s Henry Wilkinson
The gap between awareness and action taken on geopolitical risk is ‘alarming’, as tensions grow between the West and China
Industry must brace for profound changes ahead as economies shift away from globalisation after three decades
Why the sense of insulation from geopolitical crises is unlikely to last in Northeast Asia
As tensions between Russia and the US and the West continue to escalate, compliance teams are readying themselves for a busy period ahead
Delay to reopening its borders will “weigh on [the SAR’s] attractiveness as a global financial hub” - Oxford Economics
Why 2022 will be a high-wire act for Asian businesses
The Asia Pacific region will probably be the most geopolitically charged region going into 2022, warns Dragonfly
The future of Asia’s international trade hangs in the balance as global forces shift, warns Atradius
Near shoring and technology will shape the post-COVID supply chain, thinks AXA XL’s Pascal Matthey
Partial closure at China’s Port Ningbo adds to global supply chain woes, threatening $172 billion of goods - Russell Group
China: politics are important but it’s the regulations that matter for multinationals
Insufficient fire risk management and record high temperatures will increase the likelihood of fires spreading out of control
Around $7.5 trillion of trade is concentrated in 50 major ports, with potential for major supply chain disruption
Scarcity is expected to be short-lived but will cause problems for sectors including electronics and motor, according to Oxford Economics
Should relations deteriorate it could trigger an aggressive tit-for-tat policy response, with significant implications for global markets and corporates
An inability to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus shows how far the bilateral relationship has deteriorated - Verisk Maplecroft
US-China trade disputes, increasing data regulations and the continuing surge of nationalist politics among top risks for businesses in 2019, says Control Risks
Speaking post-G20, experts have warned continued tensions would disrupt global trade, erode the effectiveness of the multilateral international trade regime and dampen growth.
As the year winds down, StrategicRISK is looking back on the year that was 2018. We begin with the worst new economic risk and how this affects APAC risk managers.
Political risk tensions are rising as the US and China trade war shifts up another gear. StrategicRISK examines why this is causing horizon-scanning headaches for risk managers in the APAC region.
Trade balances between the US and China are largely unaffected so far by the skirmishes but the world is bracing for the next round of shots fired. StrategicRISK and KPMG look at how the first signs of the trade wars are influencing business activities and creating headaches for risk managers.
Trade wars continue to threaten global economies causing havoc for anyone working in imports and exports of goods. Australia is at particular risk says, Control Risks director, Martin Baghdadi, who tells StrategicRISK why risk managers need to focus their attention on this issue without delay.
Comments echo WEF report which also warned risk managers that weakened political commitment to globalisation could cripple global supply chains and reduce economic activity