Global economy & markets

Inflation: Q&A with an internal audit expert

High inflation leads to concerns about how organisations price products, but it can have several “second- or third-order effects” that organisations should consider and attempt to mitigate through risk management.

UK urges businesses to bolster online defences

The National Cyber Security Centre said Monday that organizations in the United Kingdom should take steps to shore up their cyber resilience due to a heightened risk of cyberattacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Supply chain woes: Recovery will be slow

Business leaders and analysts expect delivery bottlenecks and freight prices to ease in second half of this year, but supply chains may still not return to pre-pandemic days.

Climate issues top list of global risks, survey finds

Business, government, and other leaders polled by the World Economic Forum name extreme weather events as the most severe short-term threat to organisations, while failure to act on climate change is the most pressing long-term concern.

Strategies for boosting productivity in the UK

A new strategy is urgently needed in the UK to improve lagging productivity and increase economic growth and raise living standards in the country, according to a research report published Monday by CIMA.
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