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Emerging-risk resilience: Majority of APAC risk leaders concerned about their organisations in the next decade
Geopolitical issues, natural catastrophe events, climate transition...
Trebling of “nuclear” court verdicts challenges companies and liability insurers: Allianz
Recent years have also seen a growing list of pharma, food, and...
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts
Working with the U.K.-based yacht valuation firm VesselsValue, the AP compiled a list of 56 superyachts — generally defined as luxury vessels exceeding 24 meters (79 feet) in length — believed to be owned by a few dozen Kremlin-aligned oligarchs, seaborne assets with...
FACTBOX-Harsh words, tough action: how companies have rebuffed Russia
Russia has banned Western airlines from Russian space. Ford has discontinued operations, but its joint venture partner still has a factory in the country. Many other automakers, including France's Renault and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp, have described shutting local...
Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?
The threat to banks with over US$100 billion of Russian debt in foreign banks, this raises questions about the risks to banks outside Russia – and the potential for a default to kick off a 2008-style liquidity crisis, where banks panic about the state of other banks'...
China’s trade war with US resulted in loss of USD 550 billion: Report
The trade war, accompanied by a slowdown in China's economy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in the World Bank predicting a significant slowdown in the global economy as well as a lower prediction for the economic growth in the United States and...
‘Cyberattack’ knocks thousands offline in Europe
“Due to a massive disruption of the satellite connection in Europe, remote monitoring and control of thousands of wind power converters is currently only possible to a limited extent,” mentioned the producer, Germany’s Enercon which mentioned the issues began on...
War in Ukraine, sanctions will have ‘severe impact’ on global economy: IMF
“Price shocks will have an impact worldwide, especially on poor households for whom food and fuel are a higher proportion of expenses,” the IMF said. “Should the conflict escalate, the economic damage would be all the more devastating. The sanctions on Russia will...
Russia-Ukraine turmoil triggers market stress alarms
"The market's liquidity conditions have weakened this week, and were exacerbated overnight after reports of shelling to Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine," said ING currency strategist Francesco Pesole LONDON/NEW YORK: Financial indicators signalled increasing...
China targets slower GDP growth of around 5.5% amid economic headwinds
"A comprehensive analysis of evolving dynamics at home and abroad indicates that this year our country will encounter many more risks and challenges, and we must keep pushing to overcome them," said Premier Li Keqiang at the start of China's annual meeting of...
Fitbit recalls millions of ‘Ionic’ smartwatches after battery burn reports
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the US said in a statement that at least 115 people in the US -- and 59 globally -- have reported an overheating battery on the device. There were 118 reports of burns, with two reports of third-degree burns and four...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves global trade in tatters
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of tankers and bulk carriers have been diverted away from the Black Sea, while dozens more have been stranded at ports and at sea unable to unload their valuable cargoes Only a small handful of Russia's 2,000 cargo and...