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AnalysisOutlook for global trade worsening
2016 likely to be the first year in more than a decade in which the pace of trade growth fails to match the pace of GDP growth
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AnalysisFairfax Financial buys Allied World for $4.9bn
Deal expected to close in the second half of 2017
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AnalysisDeloitte acquires renowned reputation management consultancy
The acquisition will double the company’s crisis and strategic risk business
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AnalysisWill your business be an ark, shark or whale in 2017?
Risk consultancy’s forecast outlines corporate strategies for dealing with the uncertainty of the year ahead
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AnalysisIs ISO 31000 now obsolete?
Advanced complexity and severe unpredictability pose an existential threat to the global standard, writes Warren Black, HDR candidate at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology
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AnalysisCross border risk: 'We have to think through the unthinkable'
As ever more businesses go global, the old adage has never been truer: you may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you
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AnalysisHow political risk in key manufacturing countries is predicted to change
Labour unrest and political instability are key risks for companies operating in South-East Asia’s manufacturing hubs
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AnalysisWater risk metrics fail to reveal real exposures
Over a quarter of companies experienced detrimental impacts from water this year
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AnalysisFrance takes steps to attract (re)insurers post Brexit
French regulators announce measures designed to woo British businesses looking for European base
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AnalysisCold war over commissions
Insurers and brokers are squaring up over demands for higher commissions
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AnalysisBribery and corruption: four ways to improve corporate culture
Companies need to consider how they can ensure better corporate governance within their business, as regulatory action against bribery and corruption is on the increase globally
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AnalysisAXA Corporate Solutions launches new line of business
The insurer’s new offering will be available from 1 January 2017
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AnalysisNew index lists the top risks to the global economy
Potential loss to the world’s economic output estimated at $1.17bn in 2017
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AnalysisWho’s afraid of the big, bad robots?
The rise of machines threatens the jobs of manual workers and professionals alike, and could conceivably lead to widespread civil unrest. But among the experts, not everyone is pessimistic
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AnalysisAct now to mitigate Brexit supply chain disruption
Still time for manufacturers to minimise possible impact on business performance
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AnalysisLessons from The Address inferno
2016 started with a major blaze at one of Dubai’s most prestigious developments. Twelve months on, what steps have been taken to reduce the risk of high-rise fires?
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AnalysisHow modern technology can help mitigate flood risk
As the UK goes through a flood-rich period, relying on historical weather data is no longer an option
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AnalysisHow the president plans to make China great again
Xi Jinping’s hugely ambitious One Belt One Road initiative aims to emulate the economic glory days of the ancient Silk Road. Many observers are convinced it will fail. Has he bitten off more than he can chew?
