Tag Archives: Global risks

Load shedding constrains manufacturing – Q2 Absa survey (CBN)

CONFIDENCE levels in the manufacturing sector remain near the low points reached during previous business cycles, as load shedding weighs on sentiment, the Q2 Absa Manufacturing Survey shows. Although sentiment has improved significantly since the record low recorded during the pandemic (5 points), historical data show that confidence has only been at these levels a handful […]
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The global risks report 2021 (WEF)

The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment and geopolitical fragmentation. Businesses risk a disorderly shakeout which can exclude large cohorts of workers and companies from the markets of the future. Environmental degradation—still an […]
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The global risk report 2021 (WEF)

The global risks report 2020 (WEF)

The 15th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report is published as critical risks are manifesting. The global economy is facing an increased risk of stagnation, climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than expected, and a fragmented cyber space threatens the full potential of next generation technologies — all while citizens worldwide protest […]
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Why climate change adaptation is key to managing global risks

By: Cecilia Reyes & Regional Chairman of Asia Pacific, Zurich Insurance Group January 14, 2016 Source: http://http://www.weforum.org

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