Analysis

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Shiitake happens: Taiwan’s veg smuggling row exposes a wider supply chain risk

Taiwan has accused Chinese firms of routing banned Napa cabbage and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam, relabelling them as Vietnamese, and shipping them past a ban on more than 1,000 Chinese agricultural products. A $410 forged certificate of origin and up to $15,800 in profit per container explain why the case ...

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Black Swan fears rise as firms brace for supply chain and internet shock

New Allianz Risk Barometer analysis suggests businesses are increasingly concerned about extreme systemic shocks, with supply chain paralysis and a global internet outage emerging as the most plausible Black Swan scenarios over the next five years.

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Features

Kidnap and ransom is a growing risk

Kidnap and ransom: a risk manager’s guide to protecting people abroad

Kidnap threats are rising worldwide and the danger to business travellers and overseas employees is particularly acute. With incidents reported across at least a dozen high-risk countries, companies that fail to prepare are gambling with their most valuable asset: their people.

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Interviews

James Henderson

Duty of care under pressure as Middle East conflict spreads across the region

Rapidly shifting airspace restrictions, infrastructure disruption and threats to maritime trade are testing corporate travel policies and crisis planning. James Henderson, chief executive officer of Healix International, explains the key risks organisations must manage as the situation evolves.

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Opinion

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How the Middle East conflict could reshape supply chains – and how risk management can help

As conflict in the Middle East puts renewed pressure on energy flows, freight costs and key trade routes, Sapna Amlani, supply chains industry practice lead at Moody’s, explains why companies need to understand chokepoints, rethink efficiency-led models and build more resilient supply chains.

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Special reports

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SR:500 survey results: Risk managers push for earlier influence as threats accelerate

The SR:500 Emerging Risks survey reveals a landscape dominated by accelerating and interconnected threats. Against this backdrop, risk management must be embedded earlier in decision making to strengthen resilience.

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Ordering the chaos: how to manage connected risks

Getting to grips with interconnectedness means identifying the intricate links between the threats we face, then mapping, understanding and preparing for them. Our webinar sought to untangle this complex issue. Sara Benwell reports back.

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Expert Views

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Asia: The ultimate resilience test

Asia has powered the global economy, yet disaster preparedness remains its greatest vulnerability. Resilience, not growth alone, will defi ne the future.

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Facing into risk: Interconnected threats demand a smarter, faster response from risk managers

AXA XL is enabling businesses to tackle everything from natural disasters to cyber threats with smarter tools, clearer insights and joined-up strategies between risk managers and insurers.

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Webinars

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Video: Strengthening GRC Under Evolving Regulatory Expectations

Watch our regulatory frameworks webinar, in association with Riskonnect

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