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 197 (19th April 2024)
The recent rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia signals something much larger in international affairs: China now believes its traditionally passive role no longer suits its interest, taking on a more activist outlook in its foreign policy as a facilitator.
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
A contrary view, from Kenneth Rogoff, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together on testing advanced AI.
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Friday Reading Edition 196 (5th April 2024)
Is there a generative AI bubble? Is the bubble poised to pop? A generative AI bubble is certainly expanding. Here are three reasons that bubble is not poised to pop.
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Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest US energy industries.
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Friday Reading Edition 195 (28th March 2024)
The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger a major new US supply chain crisis as competing East Coast ports are poised to handle more cargo, economists and logistics experts say.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Groundbreaking advancements like AI bring new threats — especially as the rapid acceleration and integration of these technologies can expose businesses to unforeseen digital vulnerabilities. Equally, innovations relating to AI could prove essential to tackling cyber threats.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
A 2p cut to National Insurance, a new tax on vaping and an increase to the salary threshold for claiming child benefit. These were just some of the measures announced by Jeremy Hunt
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement.
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to overturn. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown faced a similar predicament during their first term in government. But the economic and geopolitical situation in 2024 is much worse than in 1997, warns Tony Hockley.
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