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COVID-19: How COVID-19 has changed China’s operating environment

Dane Chamorro and Kent Kedl – two of our partners based in Singapore and Shanghai – discuss China, its growth prospects in the wake of COVID-19, and how what happens in China will affect global supply chains. 

COVID-19: How COVID-19 has changed China’s operating environment

Dane Chamorro and Kent Kedl – two of our partners based in Singapore and Shanghai – discuss China, its growth prospects in the wake of COVID-19, and how what happens in China will affect global supply chains.

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How can the United States safely reopen the economy amid conflicting electoral dynamics?

Federico Saleri and Jonathan Wood discuss the United States’ reopening strategy, the influence of the upcoming Presidential Elections, and what businesses should do to navigate the different state and local guidelines of policies and restrictions.

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How can the United States safely reopen the economy amid conflicting electoral dynamics?

Federico Saleri and Jonathan Wood discuss the United States’ reopening strategy, the influence of the upcoming Presidential Elections, and what businesses should do to navigate the different state and local guidelines of policies and restrictions.

COVID-19: Opportunities and obstacles for Asian markets

Dane Chamorro and Steve Wilford, two of our partners based in Singapore, discuss the opportunities and obstacles in key Asian markets as businesses reopen after months of lockdown. This is the first in a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this vital region.

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COVID-19: Opportunities and obstacles for Asian markets

Dane Chamorro and Steve Wilford, two of our partners based in Singapore, discuss the opportunities and obstacles in key Asian markets as businesses reopen after months of lockdown. This is the first in a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this vital region.

COVID-19: Economic trade-offs of African lockdowns

Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa and Jacques Nel, head of Africa Macro at NKC African Economics, discuss the economic impact of lockdowns across Africa and the road to recovery for both governments and investors . This is the second in a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.

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COVID-19: African responses and challenges from the global pandemic

Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa and Vincent Rouget, our lead on West and Central Africa discuss the key issues facing organisations operating in sub-Saharan Africa as lockdowns, border closures and bans take effect. This is the first in a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.

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Cyber criminals are leveraging Covid-19 to target corporate networks and remote workers

In this edition we review how organisations will face a range of heightened cyber threats as they adapt to the pandemic with remote work policies, as criminals leverage COVID-19 to target individuals for espionage campaigns and financial gains.

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What organisations should do to be ready, respond and recover as COVID-19 outbreak evolves

In this edition we look at how businesses are being affected by Covid-19, and how we at Control Risks have been supporting clients with tactical monitoring, strategic scenario planning, and recovery. Federico Saleri discusses it with Chris Torrens, our Partner based in China.

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US Iran tensions to play out in cyber, kidnap and maritime domains

The killing of Qasem Soleimani by the US in January will not likely lead to open war with Iran. But the death of the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ elite Qods Force and arguably Iran’s second most powerful man will not go unanswered. In this podcast we bring together four of Control Risks’ leading analysts to discuss the key domains in which the Iran US conflict will play out.

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The people in the data: How human behaviour can enhance or compromise data collection

The human factor in data collection during complex investigations can be problematic. The data is only as good as the source, and can by open to manipulation. Our expert discusses his experiences in the field.

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Episode 6 - Cyber threats to supply chains

In this edition of the Control Risks Podcast, Federico Saleri spoke with Felix Manig about cyber threats to supply chains, and how businesses and organisations of any size and in any sector are likely to be affected by cyber attacks.

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Episode 5 - Another side to the Venezuela crisis: the impact on kidnap-for-ransom in Latin America

Since Nicolas Maduro began his controversial second presidential term in January 2019 a political, economic and humanitarian crisis has engulfed Venezuela. Nearly a year on, the business climate continues to deteriorate. Control Risks’ Senior Analyst Emily Knowles joins us to discuss the impact of the crisis on kidnap-for-ransom in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Episode 4 - Insecurity in Sahel set to worsen in coming years

In this edition of the Control Risks Podcast, Federico Saleri spoke with Vincent Rouget and Oulimata Soumaré on the rise in attacks by Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa, and how this will impact operations in the area.

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