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.
The world in 2026 Text
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)
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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Managing the new economic risks in commodity trading [free to download upon sharing contact details] Text
Friday Reading Edition 274 (12th December 2025)
The global economy is entering a new era of volatility, driven by external shocks, geopolitical tensions and rising inflation. The commodity trading sector, which has historically been adept at navigating volatile markets, is now being confronted with heightened uncertainty.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered a tax-raising budget on November 26 with significant implications for businesses up and down the country.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
Despite better-than-expected economic forecasts, the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025 announced £26 billion of tax rises - taking the UK tax burden to a record high by the end of this Parliament - as the Chancellor sought to bolster her fiscal headroom and increase public spending.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
Rachel Reeves has set out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
WTW’s commentary on the UK Autumn Budget 2025.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
The latest update of the OBR’s forecasts was published on 26 November 2025 in the November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook.
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Friday Reading Edition 272 (28th November 2025)
IFS researchers provide a response to the new economic forecast and major policy announcements contained in the 2025 Budget – this was a big Budget, but not in the way people were necessarily expecting.
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Friday Reading Edition 266 (17th October 2025)
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza will not bring a return of global ocean freight shipping to the Red Sea. Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on Red Sea trade said the targeting of the maritime routes will continue. The complexities involved in making changes to global trade routes, and the uncertainty regarding how the Middle East situation will play out.
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