In this podcast we are joined by Elizabeth Wilks-Wood, Vice President of Compliance at Carlsberg Group, to discuss her experience of developing a compliance-focused career across multiple sectors.
Feb 24, 2021
34 min
As we approach the end of a torrid year for the global economy and India in particular, our thoughts now turn to what new commercial and economic linkages might emerge against a backdrop of dislocations in global trade and increasing supply chain diversification.
In this podcast, our South Asia experts assess what India can offer businesses looking to diversify their supply chains, identify the risks and opportunities to be considered and what business can do to capitalise on these trends.
Nov 20, 2020
1 hr
In this podcast we were joined by Mary Eastwood Jones, Head of Investigations and Speak Up at Oxford University Press. She discusses tips on encouraging and maintaining an effective Speak Up culture in the Covid-19 working environment.
Jun 30, 2020
52 min
In this podcast we are joined by three guest speakers from the region: Marek Matraszek from CEC Government Relations in Warsaw, Radu Magdin from Smartlink Communications in Bucharest, and David Gilgur from Vimes Consulting working between Kiev and London.
Our speakers discussed recent developments in political risks for business in Poland, Romania and Ukraine, and the implications of the 2019 election year on these countries' business climates and on the economy of the wider region.
Mar 14, 2019
41 min
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, ruling Uzbekistan since December 2016, has initiated several milestone reforms aiming to create a market economy and open the country to foreign investors.
This podcast will provide insight on the ongoing economic and judicial reforms, challenges that the Uzbek government is likely to face while implementing them, and the opportunities that this changing landscape presents to foreign investors.
Jul 27, 2018
23 min
Vladimir Putin has approved a cabinet whose main task will be to re-energise the Russian economy and attract investment, against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions and sanctions. The cabinet must improve the business climate but it is less clear how committed the political authorities are to genuine change.
Oleg Babinov gives insight to the Russian perspective, and discusses whether the government is likely to create new opportunities for international investors to do business in Russia.
Jul 18, 2018
17 min
In April 2018, the US sanctioned seven Russian tycoons and their businesses. A month later, Trump ordered the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, threatening the continued implementation of the 2015 JCPOA. In a bid to safeguard their interests, some have sought to conceal sanctioned beneficial owners or establish ostensibly unconnected affiliates. But with the threat of secondary sanctions looming, how can your business protect itself from unknowingly engaging with such counterparties exposed to sanctions?
Jun 22, 2018
23 min
Regional experts, Shahin Shamsabadi, Head of Business Intelligence Middle East & North Africa at Risk Advisory, and Ama Adams, Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP speak about the current obstacles facing the Iranian economy and business environment; steps Iran will have to take to try and maintain commercial relationships with the remaining members of the JCPOA; how the snapback sanctions will are likely to impact major infrastructure, energy and transport projects in Iran.
Jun 1, 2018
26 min
In this podcast, András Szirkó, Senior Associate in our Business Intelligence & Investigations practice, speaks with regional expert Radu Magdin, CEO of Bucharest-based Smartlink Communications, about the challenges of doing business in Romania and Ukraine and assesses key risks and signal opportunities for prospective and existing investors in the region.
Apr 25, 2018
29 min
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have attempted to re-engage with the West and open the door to investors. Risk Advisory has been on the ground meeting government officials and senior industry figures monitoring the current investment climate and opportunities for further reforms.
John Siko, discusses his recent trip to Zimbabwe and what it revealed about the prospects for political and economic reforms for the country to revitalise its economy and re-engage with the West.
Mar 6, 2018
37 min
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