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2020 Risk Map Update: Americas

Join Charles Hecker as he chats with a panel of our experts -- Jonathan Wood, Thomaz Favaro and Jacqueline Day -- about how our Top 5 Risks for 2020 have evolved, and might continue to evolve, in the Americas over the course of this unprecedented year.

When emerging markets stop growing: Bangladesh and COVID-19

Bangladesh has come a long way in the past decade, achieving record growth that has averaged between 6-8% in the past five years. This has made Bangladesh something of a darling amongst foreign investors comfortable with frontier markets. However, the competence of its unique government, which is effectively styled after one sole leader – Sheikh Hasina (who will turn 73 this year) – is being tested by the COVID-19 crisis. Like many emerging economies in Asia, the country is reliant on just a few sectors, which has left it particularly vulnerable to COVID-19-related economic shocks, and this is beginning to result in some signs of social unrest due to mass layoffs of workers. Dane Chamorro is joined by Reema Bhattacharya, Control Risks Analyst for South Asia, to discuss the outlook for Bangladesh in the months and years ahead.

Activism and unrest in a pandemic

Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts for a discussion about the global impact of Covid-19 on activism and unrest. This week's panel includes Jonathan Wood in DC, Pratyush Rao in Delhi, and Leandro Lima in São Paulo. Subscribe to stay updated with new episodes of The Global Insight every other Monday, and be sure to check out our other podcasts as well.

Beyond the great firewall – the evolution of cyber risk in Asia

Though China’s cyber laws may be the most well-known, governments across the Asia Pacific – such as those in India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – are implementing new and evolving legislation and requirements on cyber security. The trend is so significant that we’ve seen demand for guidance on cyber issues expand exponentially in recent years. Requirements can vary hugely from one jurisdiction to the next, presenting unique challenges for multinationals. Dane Chamorro chats to Jim Fitzsimmons, a Director in our Cyber Security practice based in Singapore, about how businesses can best avoid the regulatory and reputational damage that can stem from poor cyber governance.

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Economic trends across Asia

Asia was the first region to experience the Covid-19 virus, but the economic effects have varied widely across the region. Northeast Asia, Korea and Taiwan have emerged stronger than others, while structurally open economies like Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand are facing historic downturns. Some sectors, like online commerce and tech, have sailed through, while others, like tourism, have taken a hit. Dane Chamorro is joined by Priyanka Kishore, Global Macro Services Lead at Oxford Economics, to discuss current economic trends across the Asia Pacific region.

The Supply Chain Episode 6: Political challenges

Oksana Antonenko, Director at Control Risks' global risk analysis team focusing on global geopolitical risks covering Europe, as well as the middle east Africa and Eurasia, discusses how geopolitics, domestic policy and activism have been and will continue to have an effect on supply chains amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Supply Chain Episode 5: A conversation with Daniel Fombonne of Kinross Gold

Daniel Fombonne, Senior Legal Counsel and Director of Global Compliance at Kinross Gold, chats with Charles Hecker, one of our Partners, about supply chain challenges created by Covid-19, solutions he has found to meet them and what he thinks recovery might look like.

COVID-19: Security impacts in Africa

Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa, speaks with Vincent Rouget and Tim Cox, two of our leads on West and Central Africa, to discuss the developing security risks amid the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. This is part of a regular series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.

India’s new economic era?

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month announced a financial assistance package totalling INR 20 trillion (USD 265bn) to help mitigate the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the measures are aimed at increasing credit availability to small and medium-sized companies, many of which are now suffering acute financial distress as a result of over two months of one of the world’s harshest pandemic lockdowns. Dane Chamorro is joined by Pratyush Rao, who leads Control Risks’ analysis on India and South Asia, to discuss how Modi – once dubbed the great economic reformer of India, and now well into his second term – is hoping to lead India on the long road out of the crisis.

The Supply Chain Episode 4: Security Risks

Philip Songhurst, Senior Director of Crisis, Security and Risk Consulting across Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Control Risks, discusses some of the supply chain risks our clients have been facing in the wake of Covid-19 and some key aspects of best practice.

The Supply Chain Episode 3: Compliance and third party due diligence

Rosie Hawes, Partner in Control Risks' Compliance, Forensics and Intelligence practice in Greater China and North Asia, discusses the importance of supply chain visibility in the wake of Covid-19 disruption.

The Supply Chain Episode 2: A discussion with Matthew Rigby of Unilever International

Matthew Rigby, Business Head for Australia and New Zealand at Unilever International, chats with Charles Hecker, one of our Partners, about supply chain challenges created by Covid-19, solutions he has found to meet them and what he thinks recovery might look like.

The Supply Chain Episode 1: Vulnerabilities and resilience

Cormac Mc Garry, one of Control Risks' senior analysts, talks about how Covid-19 has exposed supply chain vulnerabilities and what businesses can do to develop greater resilience going forward.

 

COVID-19: How data analytics can help businesses in crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen governments and organisations turn to data for their decision-making like never before, reflecting not only the increased prevalence of data, but also the speed at which leaders have come to understand how to harness its power. But numbers alone can be misleading. Dane Chamorro chats to Allanna Rigby, our data analytics lead in the Asia Pacific region, about how COVID-19 is the “limelight crisis” for data scientists, and how data has helped businesses navigate the pandemic's trickiest challenges – including supply chain breakdowns, labour availability issues, and spotting corporate wrongdoing.

 

COVID-19: No easy fix for food security challenges in Africa

Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa, speaks with Halima Aden and Rose Mumanya, two of our researchers based in Nairobi, to discuss the growing threat of food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. This is part of a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.