Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 131 (18th November 2022)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] Looks at the main risks emerging from the war in Ukraine that UK businesses need to prepare for, and provide practical insights to help you navigate this challenging, high-risk environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 131 (18th November 2022)
Trade policy actions on food and fertilisers have risen sharply since the start of the war in Ukraine. This adds to trade measures implemented to respond to potential domestic food shortages at the beginning of the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 130 (11th November 2022)
With many countries’ climate commitments falling short, the COP27 summit is as vital as ever. But there are reasons to be optimistic, too, as these 5 pieces from the World Economic Forum’s Agenda platform make clear.
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Friday Reading Edition 130 (11th November 2022)
A dedicated COP27 hub that is tracking the key developments by providing resources and analysis, with a particular focus on impacts for the energy industry, a sector in the frontline of tackling the climate crisis, from regional overviews and sectorial deep dives to timely analysis and accessible rich media.
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Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Despite the economic slowdown, inflation pressures are proving broader and more persistent than anticipated. Inflation is also broadening well beyond food and energy.
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Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
This report expects inflation to moderate significantly from the middle of next year, as the energy shock is no longer reflected in the year-on-year inflation calculation. However, we could be entering an environment that is structurally more inflationary, as production costs – from materials to energy and labour – remain elevated.
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Friday Reading Edition 128 (28th October 2022)
Dame DeAnne Julius of Chatham House speaks about what to expect from the cost-of-living crisis and its political consequences.
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Friday Reading Edition 126 (14th October 2022)
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict extends into its ninth month, the conflict is being fought on both the physical battlefields and in cyber space. The malware used in the conflict is finding its way on to the dark web, where any hacker can use it.
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Friday Reading Edition 126 (14th October 2022)
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there have been drastic changes to the cyber threat landscape, including a sharp increase in ransomware attacks. In this episode Control Risks Partner Nicolas Reys talks with experts Joe Buckley and Mark Fawcett about these changes, how they might develop and what this means for organisations preparing for and responding to ransomware attacks.
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Friday Reading Edition 124 (30th September 2022)
The latest update on recent economic (September 2022), financial and budgetary decisions and developments following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It includes recent information relating to the EU sanctions regime, recent economic estimates, and policies supporting economic and financial resilience, including the coordination of national economic and fiscal measures.
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