Business risks

THE BROAD VIEW

Read the room or lose the market: Lessons from South Korea’s latest corporate gaffes

Singapore’s agentic AI journey has moved through the Agentic AI Primer, the Agents Sandbox, the governance framework and now a registry for the technology.

AI agents must be as accountable as human workers

Wars such as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran are now the source of political violence most feared by companies trying to buy insurance, says Allianz.

Wall Street is gaining access to new catastrophe models to help predict wars

For SMEs, practical sustainability would encompass reducing electricity use, cutting waste and improving processes, among other things.

Sustainability for SMEs – not a complex cost, but the path to business resilience

A McKinsey report notes that the region faces a US$25 billion shortfall in funding needed for climate adaptation measures to reach developed-market standards.

Asian companies to face annual costs of US$336 billion from climate risks by 2030: report

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong confirmed inflation will exceed earlier projections. Singapore's government has committed close to S$1 billion in new support measures to cushion its people.

Despite ceasefire in Iran, businesses should follow Singapore’s model

Recent Singapore data shows that manufacturing accounted for 31.58% of ransomware incidents in the first half of 2025.

Quantum security risk is coming for manufacturers too

Key Asian utilities mostly meet only some or fail expectations in addressing climate risk, says a new report.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 174: Asian utilities ill-prepared for climate risk; compliance sparks demand for carbon credits

If your corporate chatbot “hallucinates” and misrepresents or misleads a consumer, your business could be held directly responsible as the publisher of that information.

Chatbot glitches: When disclaimers won’t save you in court

Counterfeit goods are flowing into Singapore at an accelerating rate, primarily through online channels.
THE BROAD VIEW

Beyond designer bag busts: Singapore’s counterfeit problem is bigger than luxury goods