All Strategic Risk Global articles in July 2012
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AnalysisOlympics threatened with cyber attack
Threats were made to disrupt power supplies at the London Olympics, it was claimed last night.
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AnalysisCourt halts Brazilian Belo Monte dam project
Construction halted on Brazilian dam because locals haven’t been consulted
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AnalysisMaplecroft: Asian economies at greatest risk from natural disasters
Countries face highest financial risk because of exposure to events and poor recovery capability
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AnalysisEmergency food talks planned
Conference call will address recent spike in global food prices
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AnalysisArctic ice melting faster
European Space Agency satellite reveals melt is 50% greater than anticipated
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Analysis1,000 evacuated from wildfire on La Gomera
Fires advancing in three directions following warmest winter in decades
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This Week's Top RiskUS government slashes estimates for global food supply
Corn prices pushed up by 23% in July amid fear of global food shortage
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AnalysisStandard Chartered “fundamentally rejects” US accusations
Bank allegedly laundered more than £160 billion spanning a decade
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AnalysisIndia power failures expose supply chain risks
Power cuts cause widespread disruption to Indian business
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AnalysisFormer Lloyds fraud chief admits £2.4 million fraud
Former head of fraud and security admits abuse of position
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AnalysisStandard Chartered accused of latest money laundering scandal
Bank’s share price crashes after bank is accused of laundering £161 billion
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AnalysisSecurity scare at Olympic 100 metre final
Man arrested after throwing bottle on to track with athletes poised to race
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AnalysisEuropean Central Bank to meet amidst fears of Spanish bailout
Draghi: ECB will do “whatever it takes” to save Euro
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AnalysisPower restored to India after massive double failure
Grids fully working after 600m left without electricity
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AnalysisStudy to provide “greater understanding” of risk from hail
Willis Research Network collaboration to enhance hail loss modelling systems
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AnalysisUK economic outlook falls in face of euro zone crisis
Triple-A rating may be downgraded if lack of growth continues
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AnalysisBP shells out further $847m for Deepwater Horizon disaster
Costs continue to spiral for oil giant two years on as bill reaches $38bn
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AnalysisSecond massive power cut hits India
600m people left without electricity second day in a row
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AnalysisMajor power cut hits 300m in Northern India
Outage causes enormous disruption across the region
