All ROW articles – Page 5
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Online onlyInternal displacement at record high
Conflict and natural disasters forced 26m people to flee their homes in 2008
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Apartheid victims can sue multinationals
A US District Judge ruled that several companies can be sued by apartheid victims for ‘aiding and abetting’ the regime
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FeaturesUnrest and uncertainty
The world is a risky place and economic recession has not helped, says Nathan Skinner
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FeaturesPolicing your suppliers
With the threat of jail time, massive fines, exclusion from government contract work, and potentially ruinous damage to their reputations, companies should be putting bribery risks committed via third parties high on their risk agenda, says Neil Hodge
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FeaturesIt could happen to you
As companies find themselves looking outside their normal areas of operation, Heyrick Bond Gunning expands on his clients’ experience in countries where corruption and bribery loom large
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AnalysisRansoms encourage piracy
Commercial shipping companies paying ransoms have made piracy a booming industry
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FeaturesCorruption risks on the rise
There is probably no more corruption in the world now than there was 30 years ago, but corruption related risks for companies have substantially increased – particularly over the last decade – warns Robert Barrington
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FeaturesKnow your business
Identifying your suppliers and customers is crucial if you want to avoid international corruption scandals and legal penalties. Michael Short has the answers.
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OECD calls for regional response to crisis
A return to trade protectionism is not sensible, said OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría
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Online onlyRansom disputes put lives at risk
Most ransom demands are between $1m and $4m per ship, says Chubb
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Online onlyAon launches new piracy protection
Says new insurance fills the gap in cover for the financial impact of business interruption
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Online onlyChevron cleared of human rights abuses in Nigeria
But activists hailed the case a victory in corporate accountability
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FeaturesTerror trade
Kidnappers and extortionists use violence as a means to their financial or political ends. They pose a threat to both employees and corporate reputations. Nathan Skinner talks through the problem
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Online onlyHijacked tanker likely to pay ransom
There is no alternative to paying the £10m ransom if crewmen’s lives are to be saved, says Lord Levene
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Online onlyCrisis increases political risks
International relations are feeling the strain of the economic crisis says the CBI’s director general
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Online onlyNew piracy protection launched for Gulf of Aden
Lloyd’s broker teams up with security specialist to offer piracy solution
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Ships should avoid Somali coast
Club issues guidance to on how to protect crew from pirates
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FeaturesAre you breaking the law?
Nathan Skinner addresses the thorny problem of the legality of multinational insurance covers
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