In Focus Ransomware and cyber-attacks after Ukraine-Russia: what's changed? Control Risks experts discuss been drastic changes to the Cyber threat landscape, including a sharp increase in ransomware attacks since the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Read More link icon
In Focus Angola avoids a debt crisis, but is it out of the woods? Join Control Risks analyst Marisa Lourenço and Gerrit Van Rooyen from Oxford Economics Africa as they discuss the outlook for Angola’s economy in 2022 and how Angola managed to pull itself back from the edge of a fiscal cliff. Read More link icon
In Focus Reassessing Libya - what are the risks? The political, economic and security landscape of Libya is changing. A period of relative stability, large oil reserves and Libya's strategic positioning next to Europe have led a considerable number of international companies to reassess doing business in the country. But significant challenges remain that companies need to prepare for. Read More link icon
In Focus The Africa Risk-Reward Index 2021 Africa is still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is no longer all-consuming. Glimpses of the post-pandemic landscape are coming into view, and other issues are deserving of attention. Read More link icon
In Focus Financial Fair Play (FFP): the past, the present and the future Join Control Risks Partner Jonathan Brown and Jason Shardlow-Wrest, Managing Associate in Dispute Resolution at Linklaters, for an exploration of Financial Fair Play, looking at its origination and more recent evolution in response to COVID-19. Read More link icon
In Focus The impact of an Ebrahim Raisi presidency Join Henry Smith for a conversation with Control Risks in-house expert Nicki Siamaki, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, the founder and CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation and Dr. Farid Sigari-Majd, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where they discuss the impact Raisi will have on the ongoing negotiations with the US, Iran’s sanctions environment in the coming year and challenges and opportunities that foreign businesses will be presented with in Iran’s market. Read More link icon
In Focus COVID-19 In Africa Episode 4: No easy fix for food security challenges in Africa Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa, speaks with Halima Aden and Rose Mumanya, two of our researchers based in Nairobi, to discuss the growing threat of food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. This is part of a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region. Read More link icon
In Focus Fighting match fixing with data Alecia Futerman and Jonathan Brown speak with Nick Ilife of Stats Perform about the increasing prevalence of match fixing in sport and how Stats Perform uses data analytics and AI to monitor millions of sporting events globally in real time each year. Read More link icon
In Focus Buying Charlton: A conversation with Thomas Sandgaard Join Control Risks' Jonathan Brown for a conversation with Thomas Sandgaard -- CEO and founder of medical device company, Zynex Inc -- who acquired Charlton Athletic in September 2020. They chat about the challenges Thomas faced during the club takeover, as well as the importance of ethics in club ownership and business more generally. Read More link icon
In Focus Integrating ESG into third party risk management Join Control Risks experts Maria Knapp, Emily Morgan and Clare Morton for a discussion about how ESG factors impact on supply chain and third party risk management programmes. What are the drivers that will define what ‘good’ looks like? What are companies already doing? And what are some of the practical considerations for integrating ESG into your third party risk diligence programme? Read More link icon
In Focus What Biden means for the Middle East and North Africa Join Control Risks experts Graham Griffiths, Ashley Halabi and Andrew Freeman for a discussion the ramifications of the current political and economic turmoil in Lebanon. Read More link icon
In Focus COVID-19 In Africa Episode 8: The state of African public debt Join Control Risks Analysts Patricia Rodrigues, Marisa Lourenço, and Valentin Robiliard for a discussion about how the increase in borrowing and capital spending by African governments in recent years has led to growing public debt burden that has only been exacerbated by economic fallout from Covid-19. Read More link icon
In Focus A conversation with Kieran Maguire (Part 1) Join Jonathan Brown, Partner, and Alecia Futerman, Associate Director, from Control Risks' forensics team for a discussion with Kieran Maguire, author of The Price of Football and co-host of the popular podcast of the same name. Read More link icon
In Focus Fighting doping in ice hockey Join Jonathan Brown, Partner, and Alecia Futerman, Associate Director, from Control Risks' forensics team for a discussion with Ashley Ehlert, the Legal Director for the International Ice Hockey Federation. Read More link icon
In Focus Addressing ethics and compliance in athletics Join Jonathan Brown and Alecia Futerman from Control Risks' forensics team for a discussion with Niels Lindholm, who became first Ethical Compliance Officer to join World Athletics in 2018. Read More link icon
In Focus Opposition and resentment in Pakistan Join Control Risks experts Graham Griffiths and Arsla Jawaid for a close analysis of the current situation in Pakistan and what this all means for business. Read More link icon
In Focus Political and economic turmoil in Lebanon Join Control Risks experts Graham Griffiths, Ashley Halabi and Andrew Freeman for a discussion the ramifications of the current political and economic turmoil in Lebanon. Read More link icon
In Focus Investing during and after Covid-19 What are the implications of Covid-19 on private market investors? Join Control Risks experts Charlie Warren, Henry Smith and John Seddon for a discussion about the investment climate created by the pandemic, its challenges as well as its opportunities. Read More link icon
In Focus The Africa Risk Reward Index 2020 Join Tom Griffin, Barnaby Fletcher, Bukola Bolarinwa and Jacques Nel for a look at some of the key insights from the 2020 African Risk Reward Index, produced jointly by Control Risks and Oxford Economics. Read More link icon
In Focus The evolution of integrity in football Join this discussion about how football has evolved over the past decade and how that has required a change in attitude to governance and integrity. Read More link icon