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«Zika virus is known to be circulating in South - East Asia Region and these findings do not change the global risk assessment.»

This is not an erratic breakout trend driven by reactions to global risk factors.

Crimes in cyberspace will cost the global economy $ 445 billion in 2016 — more than the market cap of Microsoft ($ 411 billion), Facebook ($ 314 billion) or ExxonMobil ($ 332 billion)-- according to an estimate from the World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Risks Report.

«Given the size of its economy, population, and given its political clout, Nigeria's stance towards the African Continental Free Trade Area is key,» Imad Mesdoua, senior consultant for Africa at Control Risks, a global risk consultancy with offices in Lagos, told CNBC via email.

It also observed that a fundamentally weakened U.S. economy «is not only an American problem but also a global risk.

Neither the World Economic Forum in its Global Risk Report nor the International Monetary Fund in its World Economic Outlook have recognized the potential that increased warming in the Arctic poses, the authors note.

«The most significant drag is primarily felt by emerging market economies, who tend to be more sensitive to shifts in global risk sentiment, which can also have large adverse effects on capital flows and currency valuations,» the note said.

Singapore is the safest nation to do business, according to global risk management company Pinkerton's new tool to help corporate clients assess threats on a country - by - country basis.

The story is similar elsewhere, leaving less room for the upside growth surprises that powered global risk assets in 2017.

Water crisis is the biggest global risk today.

So a water crisis is rated both as the biggest global risk and the biggest opportunity for being solved.

Together, they have shown how 15 major global risks can be turned into 45 opportunities for economic, social and environmental prosperity.

The starting point for the discussion was five specific global risks: Resistance to life saving medicine Accelerating transport emissions Loss of ocean biodiversity Global food crisis A Generation Wasted These risk represent a pressure -LSB-...]

Global Risks: A Roadmap for Business in a Changing Economy What risks are lurking on the global horizon, failing to draw our full attention but capable of inflicting great disruption and damage?

The key is to let global risks inspire cross-industry dialogues with the aim to develop opportunities.

They will hopefully confirm that it is not too late turning global risk into new opportunities.

As in 2015 and 2016, this report presents five global risks and 15 new sustainable market opportunities that directly address them.

A group of thought leaders representing business, academia and civil society sits down to discuss how global risks can be turned into a wide range of new opportunities.

They are part of the new initiative Global Opportunity Network, which analyses how five global risks can develop 15 new opportunities.

This report is a direct product of this reality, born out of a determined belief that behind every global risk the world faces hides multiple opportunities to innovate and create better, more prosperous, and sustainable societies.

From a centralised to a decentralised and open approach to identifying solutions to overcome global risks.

As the event opened, the panellists were presented with five global risk scenarios: uncontrolled city growth, lack of fresh water, extreme weather, continued fossil fuel lock - in and rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Collaboration is the key to innovation, so that's why we're asking you to help us find the best business opportunities that turn global risks on their head.

The Opportunity Panel Oslo was about to turn global risks into opportunities.

The starting point for the discussion was five specific global risks: Resistance to life saving medicine Accelerating transport emissions Loss of ocean biodiversity Global food crisis A Generation Wasted These risk represent a -LSB-...]

Global risk aversion was initially stoked after the late - 1990s Asia crisis and then it was magnified by the 2007 — 08 global financial crisis.

The most obvious impact on emerging market fixed income and currencies may be felt in countries with direct trade or financial linkages with the UK, although we also expect the rest of EM to be affected via higher global risk - aversion.

GLOBAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES: The World View Hosted by Zurich Insurance Group Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Efrat Peled, Chairman and CEO, Arison Investments Susan Schwab, Former U.S. Trade Representative; Strategic Advisor, Mayer Brown; Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Isabelle Welton, Chief Human Resources Officer and Regional Chairman of Latin America, Zurich Insurance Group Moderator: Nina Easton, Washington Columnist; Senior Editor; Chair, MPW International and Co-chair, Global Forum, Fortune

Once again the partners behind the report will arrange for around 250 sustainability experts to gather in «Opportunity Panels» on five continents to identify opportunities for sustainable responses to a set of five global risks.

At the end of June in New York, a group of thinkers, doers, movers and shakers gathered to help turn global risks into business opportunities during the first Global Opportunity Lab, led by Sustainia, DNV GL and UN Global Compact.

The Global Opportunity Network has extended the period for open submissions online, so there is still time to contribute to the next Global Opportunity Report and help turn global risks into business opportunities: http://www.globalopportunitynetwork.org/report-2017/#.V3AwfTfF7zI

The Morgan Stanley Global Risk Demand Index (GRDI *) has fallen to -3.6, an «oversold» level seen only a handful of times over the last eight years.

This will be the defining factor of the future market landscape, since, as the Global Opportunity Report shows, behind every global risk lies a business opportunity that can also benefit people and the planet.

On the recently finished opportunity tour on four continents inspirational thinkers turned five global risks into opportunities.

Six «opportunity sessions» followed, where executives explored business opportunities and solutions related to five global risks, including climate change, poverty and rising inequality, and escalating conflict and instability.

It also helped the economy in 2008 when global risk aversion was at its peak, and during both the Asian financial crisis in the mid to late 1990s and the bursting of the tech bubble in the United States a decade ago.

Both the Global Opportunity Report 2015 and the Global Risk Report 2015 by the World Economic Forum pointed to water scarcity as the world's biggest risk AND opportunity.

We, at the Global Opportunity Network would like to thank all participants at our Opportunity Lab last week in New York City — it was a pleasure working with you and thanks for all the great input on how to address five global risks with global opportunities!

Since coming to Rotman, Tiff has also been appointed the chair of the board of the Global Risk Institute, chair of Ontario's Panel on Economic Growth and Prosperity, a director of Scotiabank, and a member of the Asian Business Leaders Advisory Board.

In all, we have analysed how 45 opportunities can emerge from 15 leading global risks.

Today, we are able to present the Global Opportunity Report, which turns five global risks into 15 opportunities to address them.

DNV GL's Chief Group Development Officer, David Walker, presented concrete ways companies can harness global risks to create business value through the Global Opportunity Report.

We take five different global risks as starting points for the conversations.

GLOBAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES: C - Suite Challenges: Top Level, Top of Mind Hosted by Zurich Insurance Group Jane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, Latin America, Citi Lynn Good, President, CEO, Vice Chair, Duke Energy Denise Morrison, President and CEO, Campbell Soup Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Moderator: Nina Easton, Fortune

We've noted other reports that identify our risks, like the World Economic Forum's 2015 Global Risks Report.

GLOBAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES: Defending Against Cyber Threats Hosted by Zurich Insurance Group Helen Greiner, Chief Executive Officer, CyPhy Works Jane Holl Lute, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Internet Security Paula Tolliver, Corporate Vice President, Business Services and CIO, The Dow Chemical Company Moderator: Leena Rao, Senior Writer, Fortune

Rupal started her career as a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Global Risk Management Services group from 1994 - 2001.

Although the VIX spiked in May, it is now falling as global risk subsides.

A big devaluation would be a major shock for EMs and would lead to a global risk - off sentiment in markets.

Cryptocurrency has also become rife with scams since its surge in value last year, and may constitute a global risk because it enables clandestine money laundering, capital flight, and tax evasion.