Savvy global travelers have a trained eye on Political Risk

The next time your travels find you in a foreign country, look around. Chances are you will find clues to that country’s political and credit risks. Because...

The view from Asia: Adapting to a changing market

By Zoe Xie, Client and Distribution Leader, Asia, AXA XL, a division of AXA As rates trend upward, new risks emerge, and traditional risks become more...

A market of opportunity: what buyers of international programmes need to know about Indonesia

Q. What are some of the major opportunities and challenges for clients in Indonesia? A. Indonesia has the world’s fourth-largest population and is predicted...

Brazil: a market of both challenge and opportunity for risk managers with global programmes

What are some of the challenges that companies operating in Brazil face currently? The recent economic downturn and slow recovery, of course, represent...

Costs of corruption weigh heavily on nations' future growth

Whether it occurs in a small developing economy, a petrostate or a G20 nation, corruption is a costly problem. Allowed to continue unabated, corruption...

The changing terrorism threat and how it can be managed within global programmes

How has the terrorism threat changed in recent years?The terrorism threat has evolved over recent years. Increased resources have been devoted to the detection...

Venezuela: A land of risks and opportunities

Observing Venezuela’s spiral from political and economic chaos into a full-blown crisis, it’s easy to dismiss the notion that investors have anything to...

Closing the Infrastructure Gap in Asia-Pacific

In the past decade, Asia-Pacific countries have constructed more infrastructure than any other developing region. The region’s road networks, for instance,...

Belt and road how risk managers can use global programmes in a transforming region

The return of nationalism

The article was first published in S-RM’s Political Violence bulletin.From Trump’s “America First” to the ever-looming Brexit, nationalist movements have...