All trade wars articles
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Features
Everything risk managers need to know about North Korea
North Korea’s combination of cloak-and-dagger unpredictability and positioning makes it a presence that is at best disquieting, at worst deeply alarming for risk managers in APAC and beyond.
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Opinion
Why risk managers must take stock of their firms’ geopolitical impact
David Claridge, CEO of Dragonfly, explores why companies may be unwitting political actors and how risk managers can deal with the exposures this creates
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Analysis
Countries shifting into opposing blocs, finds Political Risk Index
The Western bloc has lost ground in all world regions, presenting risks for multinational companies
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Analysis
Putin’s legacy: A new era of geopolitical volatility
Global stability is ”unravelling” as we approach 2023 and will see significant flashpoints in Europe and over Taiwan - Dragonfly
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Analysis
US-China trade war is top geopolitical risk for 2023
Risk managers in strategic and high-tech sectors must monitor efforts to decouple critical supply chains - Control Risks
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Analysis
The end of globalisation is nigh, warns Russell Group
Industry must brace for profound changes ahead as economies shift away from globalisation after three decades
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Analysis
UK: Johnson’s exit creates ‘policy vacuum’
A more pragmatic approach to the Northern Ireland protocol would lower the risk of a trade war with the EU
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Analysis
Ukraine triggers a re-evaluation of global systemic risk
Systemic risks affect entire markets - not just specific sectors - and are now top of mind for senior executives - WEF
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Analysis
The reinvention of supply chains
Near shoring and technology will shape the post-COVID supply chain, thinks AXA XL’s Pascal Matthey
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Analysis
Wildfire costs grow for solar sector
Wildfires have cost solar owners tens of millions of dollars in losses over the last decade - GCube
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Analysis
COVID masks Brexit impact on UK-EU trade
UK trade with the EU has declined at twice the rate as trade with the rest of the world - Atradius
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Analysis
Russell releases port disruption scenarios
Around $7.5 trillion of trade is concentrated in 50 major ports, with potential for major supply chain disruption
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Analysis
Semiconductor shortage disrupts supply chains
Scarcity is expected to be short-lived but will cause problems for sectors including electronics and motor, according to Oxford Economics
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Analysis
Suez backlog presents further disruption
Brexit, the pandemic and recent Suez Canal blockage have brought into question lean manufacturing philosophies
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Analysis
Vaccine rollout to fuel recovery
By year-end, GDP will have returned to its 2019 pre-pandemic level, forecasts Atradius
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Analysis
US vs China among geopolitical flashpoints
Should relations deteriorate it could trigger an aggressive tit-for-tat policy response, with significant implications for global markets and corporates