"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes": Geopolitical Risks are here to stay
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Country Acuity
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
We are living through "weeks when decades happen"
Views with Acuity: Insights to build resilience - Special Insight on racial and social injustice (June 11, 2020) There is hope These are...
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Country Acuity
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
You Can’t Afford to Ignore Politics
There is a reason why populism and income inequality have been on the Davos agenda for years even though nothing much has come out of it.
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Country Acuity
- May 28, 2020
- 4 min
Resilience starts with strength
Views with Acuity: Insights to Build Resilience (May 28) While it is easy to get lost in COVID-19's doom and gloom narrative, take a...
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Country Acuity
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
3 Reasons why Southeast Asia will remain important post-COVID19
The larger economies of the region are more domestically driven Irrespective of shape of recovery, Emerging Asia and the ASEAN region is...
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Country Acuity
- May 21, 2020
- 5 min
Risk isn't the same as uncertainty, but you can plan for both of them
Many people use uncertainty and risk interchangeably. Most leaders gravitate towards risk, but you can plan for uncertainty too.
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Country Acuity
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
SMEs and the Post-COVID Economic Environment
Here are 5 key areas on which leaders of small and medium-sized businesses should focus to thrive in the post-COVID world.
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Country Acuity
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
Would you rather be behind the curve or ahead of it?
Leaders who scenario plan can brainstorm a range of possibilities, from operating under various phases of extended lockdowns to war-gaming t
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Country Acuity
- May 7, 2020
- 4 min
Crawling out of the COVID hole
After months of doom and gloom, we finally have some reasonably good news. Countries around the world are taking concrete steps to reopen.
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Country Acuity
- Apr 30, 2020
- 4 min
Managing risk sometimes means taking calculated risks
Views with Acuity: Insights to Build Resilience (April 30) Taking calculated risks We have been programmed to believe that businesses and...
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Country Acuity
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
Beware of overly simple takes on the "future of everything"
The constant churn of opinions and commentary would make us believe that the world as we know it has forever changed. Experts, analysts...
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Country Acuity
- Apr 23, 2020
- 4 min
For emerging markets, "never let a crisis go to waste"
Views with Acuity: Insights to Build Resilience (April 23) Hope you and your loved ones are well, whether you're preparing for an...
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Country Acuity
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
It's #### 8 Trillion dollars!!! That is HUGE.
The effects of the pandemic will be massive. So are the governmental responses. Let's have some hope in human resilience, ingenuity and...
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Country Acuity
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Cash matters. So does scenario planning
Views with Acuity: Insights to Build Resilience (April 16) I’ve had many discussions this past week with colleagues, friends, and clients...
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Country Acuity
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times
We are very bad at making predictions. Instead understand the landscape and context, then start planning.
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Country Acuity
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Between Stimulus and Response: Recovering, One Moment at Time
We are in uncharted territory. But this is also the time when real leaders need to emerge. First choose compassion, then start planning.
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Country Acuity
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Newsletter - Views with Acuity (beta) April 03
A handpicked selection of opinions, news reports and reports, that sometimes are outside conventional thinking that will help you better...
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Country Acuity
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
Supply Chains Shutdown?
Be aware of the current narrative of de-coupling & end of globalization. Crisis always leads to change, cut through hyperbole and reality.
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Country Acuity
- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
This is NOT "China's Chernobyl Moment"
Country Acuity views on Euromoney Country Risk. China in 2020, is not the USSR in 1986-89.
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- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
Has The Singapore Dollar Sold Off Too Much?
The Singapore dollar has been of the few currency markets to really take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak. The SGD has sold off by...
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