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COVID-19
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, organisations across the globe find themselves in various stages of the crisis management lifecycle. Understanding the longer-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how you need to respond will be critical to a rapid commercial recovery.
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How a new German anti-fraud act may force companies to investigate themselves
Almost two years after Germany’s coalition parties announced plans to introduce fresh legislation to fight corporate crime, the Federal Ministry of Justice published a first draft of the “Association Sanctions Act” in August 2019.
Africa Risk-Reward Index 2019: Reforms and Resistance
With ambitious reform agendas, unfilled demand for good and services, infrastructure gaps and one of the world's fastest growing populations, Africa presents an abundance of opportunity and possibility for business. Download the fourth Africa Risk-Reward Index for a comparative snapshot of some of the continent's largest and emerging markets.
Leadership in the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis different from anything a business leader will have faced in over a century. Effective leadership in a prolonged crisis is absolutely necessary. Our experts use their experience to offer constructive advice for leadership in this time of crisis.
COVID-19 and remote working
COVID-19 has turned working from home into the new norm around the world. But as organisations learn how to manage the situation, attackers are also adapting and exploiting it to target the confidentiality and availability of data and systems.
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Postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games is another in an increasing list of cancellations of a large-scale sporting event and will have ramifications for businesses and organisations.
RECOVERY
COVID-19: No sign of a second wave in Asia
China has been the test case of how to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. With a flattening infection curve and the first, cautious steps toward normalisation, there have been reports of a COVID-19 “second wave”. These reports misrepresent reality.
Sub-Saharan Africa: COVID-19 mitigation measures
As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads through sub-Saharan Africa, we examine the possible implications of the responses from individual countries and the risks they face. Read our three key risk points.
New global scenarios for COVID-19
Control Risks’ analysts assess that the proliferation of COVID-19 cases around the world could proceed according to the following scenarios, with a range of business, economic, security and geopolitical impacts.
RESPONSE
COVID-19: What to focus on now, what to focus on next
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues businesses and organisations are in various stages of crisis response or recovery across the globe. Regardless of which stage you are at right now, there is a growing body of knowledge and lessons learned that can help your crisis response.
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