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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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
Chatham House experts highlight the crunch moments and potential flashpoints in the year ahead.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
ACCA and Airmic, together with other associations, have unveiled a major global report showing how fraud is mutating faster than organisations can respond. Based on insights from 2,044 professionals and more than 250 experts, the findings highlight significant gaps in organisational readiness. Only 57% say their organisation actively looks for fraud. And while 62% value training, but only 30% say it is tailored to their role.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
Political editor Tim Shipman, a frequent keynote speaker at the Airmic annual conference, reflects on the first year of US President Donald Trump's second term.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
The riveting account of Nvidia, the tech company that has exploded in value for its artificial intelligence computing hardware, and Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s charismatic, uncompromising CEO. And it’s the story of our awesome and terrifying AI future, which Huang has billed as the 'next industrial revolution.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
Chokepoints is a gripping behind-the-scenes account of one of the most pivotal geopolitical shifts of our time – how America turned economics into a weapon, and how China, Europe and Britain are now doing the same. Urgent and brimming with rare insight, Chokepoints is the definitive guide to the Age of Economic Warfare.
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Friday Reading Edition 275 (19th December 2025)
From John Elkington, who spoke at the most recent Airmic Leadership Masterclass – Sustainability is going mainstream, but where did the story start? For decades, the traditional capitalist business model required growth at all costs. Business-as-usual guaranteed unsustainability. Now, in contrast, we see growing adoption of greener practices, but where did these ideas come from—and where are the linked movements headed?
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Friday Reading Edition 274 (12th December 2025)
This special edition of the Political Risk Podcast features Verisk Maplecroft’s Political Risk Outlook report. Anna Gilmour, Head of Global Risk Insight, joins Hugo Brennan, Director of Research, EMEA, to discuss the research, offering a forward-looking assessment of the forces reshaping geopolitics, global markets and insurance portfolios. The special episode explores why political risk has become structural rather than cyclical, with instability now embedded across developed and emerging markets.
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Friday Reading Edition 274 (12th December 2025)
Just out – the United States and Russia are taking a business-first approach to negotiations, which is unlikely to lead to a long-term solution to the conflict that prevents Russia from continuing its aggression.
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Friday Reading Edition 274 (12th December 2025)
Recent history teaches that rebuilding in active conflict zones comes with its share of hazard and futility, but it is a necessity in Gaza and Ukraine despite its uncertainty.
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Friday Reading Edition 274 (12th December 2025)
The implementation of the initial phase of US President Trump’s peace plan marked an important step towards the conclusion of the Gaza war. However, the ceasefire remains fragile, with unresolved issues threatening the truce. What happens next in Gaza remains uncertain.
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