Risk Management Priorities in Today’s World
As we are well into 2022, we wanted to take a moment to not only reflect on the most pervading lessons learned through the COVID-19 pandemic but to also look […]
Operational Risks for Mid-2022
“You can plan a pretty picnic but you can’t predict the weather”, as the song has it. It’s an often-heard frustration among operational risk managers that trying to anticipate when […]
Is There A Maritime Security Risk in Mauritius?
On the 23rd of February 2022, 3 Taiwanese-owned fishing vessels got stranded on coral reefs off the Mauritian coast, 1 of them at the almost exact location as another Chinese-owned ship […]
Mauritian Economy – Risks & Forecasts for 2022
A recent comprehensive report by Fitch Solutions on the Mauritius economy forecasts that the current account deficit will narrow to 12.8% of GDP in 2022, as tourism receipts continue to […]
Is Omicron a Risk for Emerging Markets in 2022?
The recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the highly mutated Omicron variant are reminders that the pandemic is still very much a part of our lives. Even […]
Cyber security forecasted as the prime organisational risk for 2022
Cyber security is the number one threat facing organisations in 2022, with climate change also a growing risk, research by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) suggests. […]
Alarming inflation risk for 2022 due to high energy prices
With current crude oil prices currently at a staggering $80 per barrel, energy prices are expected to inch up in 2022 after surging more than 80% in 2021, fueling significant […]
Rebuilding the Mauritian Tourism Industry Amidst the Risks
Tourism continues to be one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the outlook remains highly uncertain. In Mauritius, the tourism sector accounts for around 25% of our […]
How to Conduct Better Third-Party Risk Assessments
Today’s enterprises operate in a complex digital ecosystem that connects customers, vendors and partners and through which data is shared and transactions are processed. Because much of this is done […]
Identifying The Levels of Risk
The first step in creating an effective risk-management system is to understand the qualitative distinctions among the types of risks that organizations face. Our field research shows that risks fall […]
