Analysis – Page 5
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Oil rich Eastern Libya could declare autonomy
East Libyans, who make up 25% of Libya’s population, are likely to seek control over oil fields in their region, accounting for 66% of the country’s entire production
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Towers Watson: Risk managers rely too much on technology
Don’t mistake measuring risk for actually understanding it. Better risk management can give a competitive advantage
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Infographic: The risk universe in 2012
Use StrategicRISK’s stunning new infographic to visualise the complex global risk environment
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Capitalism’s last stand
Some are warning that the world’s economic woes and the protest movements they have fuelled could spell the end of the capitalist system as we know it. Could we already be in transition?
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Beware the changing wind
Operating on foreign soil brings with it all manner of political risks. For mobile phone company Orange it was having its Egyptian network shut down by the government during the Arab Spring. But a keen eye can spot threats early
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Security concerns in post-Gaddafi Libya
Popular discontent in Libya is on the rise as the people becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress since the revolution
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Before the storm
The seeds of today’s economic woes can be found at the start of a decade that saw huge social change and the risk management profession come of age
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Hackers shut down Greek government websites
Several websites were hacked by the anti-capitalist group Anonymous in protest against a second round of Greek austerity measures
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Crisis is the new normal – risk management since 2008
Globalisation means dealing with risks – and catastrophe – all over an increasingly uncertain world
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Joblessness and hopelessness
There is growing frustration amid millions of young people worldwide who face a dangerous mix of high unemployment, increased inactivity and precarious work
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Half of senior execs predict global recession in 2012
Flexibility, speed and unconventional thinking are key to overcoming the global economic crisis, according to globalisation experts
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Life after the euro
What happens if the eurozone breaks up in 2012? And what does this mean for corporate risk managers
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Olympics 2012: "We need to keep London moving"
Businesses need to prepare now for travel disruptions in the UK as a result of the Olympics this summer, Airmic Live heard
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Davos: World needs better supply chain risk management
Businesses are unprepared for the rapidly changing, complex and interconnected supply chain environment, warns WEF
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The collapse of capitalism
A dangerous mix of demographic and societal problems is pulling us toward a dystopian future, warned the World Economic Forum (WEF) recently. It’s not a pretty picture from one of the world’s leading authorities on social and economic development. And it’s this sense of hopelessness that is contributing to a ...
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Global downturn leads to uptick in child labour risk
Forty percent of countries are rated “extreme risk” of child labour rights violations, reports annual study
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Egypt will evolve out of US sphere of influence
The US Council on Foreign Relations thinks Egypt’s new political leaders will take the country down a path that leads away from US interests
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BofA Merrill Lynch predicts low growth in 2012
Global financial analysts predict global economic growth of 3.5% and suggest ten economic risks for 2012
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Industry fears spread concerning Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spiked this week on false rumours that Iran had closed a strategically important waterway in the Persian Gulf
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Mid-East: Top five developments
A Middle Eastern expert lists the most significant developments to affect this key strategic region