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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.

COVID-19: Vietnam’s formula for investment growth

If there has been a winner in South-East Asia in terms of foreign investment over the last five years, it is undoubtedly Vietnam. The country’s economy has grown quickly, driven in part by healthy levels of manufacturing investment. Even in terms of the COVID-19 crisis, Vietnam so far appears to have emerged strong and organised, especially compared with many of its regional peers. Dane Chamorro chats to Linh Nguyen, a leading consultant on Vietnam, about the benefits and risks for businesses operating in the country.

COVID-19: Vietnam’s formula for investment growth

If there has been a winner in South-East Asia in terms of foreign investment over the last five years, it is undoubtedly Vietnam. The country’s economy has grown quickly, driven in part by healthy levels of manufacturing investment. Even in terms of the COVID-19 crisis, Vietnam so far appears to have emerged strong and organised, especially compared with many of its regional peers. Dane Chamorro chats to Linh Nguyen, a leading consultant on Vietnam, about the benefits and risks for businesses operating in the country.

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Business ethics during an economic downturn

Dane Chamorro chats to Andrew Macintosh, who leads Control Risks’ Asia Pacific forensics and investigations practice. Fraud and corporate malfeasance typically rises during periods of economic fragility, and Dane and Andrew discuss how business can avoid problems such as asset loss, IP theft, and wrongdoing by employees.

COVID-19: Considerations for investors in Africa

Vincent Rouget, our lead on West and Central Africa, and Clare Morton, an associate director in our business intelligence focused on Africa, discuss the effect that the uncertainty created by COVID-19 is having on investors and lenders in Africa, both in the short term and the longer term.

COVID-19: Africa’s battle with disinformation

Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa, and Bukola Bolarinwa, one of our Africa analysts, discuss the perils of disinformation in Africa, how it spreads and what governments are doing to combat it. This is the second in a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.