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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.

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Centre for European Reform, 8th September 2022
Prime Minister Liz Truss has promised to push ahead with the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. In addition, she is reported to be planning to trigger Article 16 of the Protocol. While relations between the UK and the EU are now in a bad place, it is possible to find a way forward, provided both sides are prepared to move and then engage in hard, detailed negotiation. The issues are indeed complex, but if the UK and the EU can surely craft a solution here.
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South China Morning Post, 7th September 2022
[Subscription required] Writing in this Hong Kong-based newspaper, Mark Logan, vice-chair for the All-Party Parliamentary China Group in the UK, writes about what we can expect from the new prime minister with regard to UK-China relations.
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Reuters, 5th September 2022
During her campaign, Liz Truss promised to unshackle the City of London by making the most of Brexit in the 164-billion-pound financial sector. What’s her plan?
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KPMG, 1st September 2022
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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FERMA, 1st September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
This white paper calls on the (re)insurance industry to do more to support its corporate clients in making the transition to carbon neutrality.
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KPMG, 1st September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 124 (30th September 2022)
The combination of supply chain bottlenecks, generous government spending, tight labour markets and a commodity shock triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has caused inflation to shoot well above central banks’ targets across many developed economies. That’s putting pressure on household finances and business margins.
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Chatham House, 1st September 2022
Friday Reading Edition 121 (2nd September 2022)
The UK is less exposed to the direct trade effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than its European neighbours. However, both the indirect and longer-term effects on UK trade are potentially significant. This briefing paper explores the four main impacts for UK trade.
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Control Risks, 31st August 2022
Friday Reading Edition 121 (2nd September 2022)
[Free to watch upon sharing contact details] Control Risks experts explore current trends in the global sanctions landscape, the keys to building a successful sanctions compliance program, and advice on screening and management of third parties, particularly as they relate to sanctions on Russia.
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Airmic, 22nd August 2022
Friday Reading Edition 125 (7th October 2022)
Our guest in this episode is Emma Arnold, who leads Control Risks’ environmental practice for EMEA, which forms part of its wider global ESG consulting team. Emma has a strong focus on risk and governance concerning operationalising an ESG vision that has been set out by the board or senior leadership of corporations.
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The Conversation, 19th August 2022
Friday Reading Edition 120 (26th August 2022)
Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Heriot-Watt University, calls for the supply chain industry to become stronger to ensure consumer demand is satisfied in an affordable and sustainable way, alongside the new issues that are arising as a result of industrial action.
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