Business risks

THE BOTTOM LINE

US-Iran ceasefire collapse proves businesses cannot wait out the war

2026-07-13T23:00:00.000Z
Starbucks Korea in May launched a promotion around a large reusable tumbler it called a “tank” with the slogan “slam it down on the table.”
THE BROAD VIEW

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

2026-07-03T23:30:00.000Z
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

2026-06-14T23:00:00.000Z
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

2026-06-14T14:57:54.000Z
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

2026-06-01T06:38:49.000Z
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

2026-05-19T15:24:57.000Z
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

2026-04-08T06:19:12.000Z
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

2026-01-22T23:00:00.000Z
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

2025-12-05T11:00:00.000Z
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

2025-12-03T23:00:00.000Z