Supply chain disruption has hit 98 per cent of businesses in the US that took part in a recent survey on the issue by Interos.

The biggest impacts included fluctuations in supplier prices and many experienced orders being Read more

By Laxman Maharjan (SIRM)

As organisations rely on a long and complex supply chain to meet consumer demand and maximise shareholders wealth, they are ever more vulnerable to supply chain disruption, risk of poor quality, and reputational loss.

In Read more

East Africa could suffer a drop in GDP growth because swarms of locust have been devastating crops in countries in Africa including Ethiopia and parts of Kenya and Uganda, according the ratings agency Fitch.

The swarms are the Read more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new coronavirus that broke out in China and which has killed an estimated 1,000 people in mainland China. Additional cases have been confirmed elsewhere in the Read more

The UK government has published more than 100 technical notices advising businesses and the public on preparing for a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

While the government states that “a scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a Read more

With 90 per cent of the world’s trade transported via the shipping industry, the growth of global supply chains means that organisations naturally take an extreme interest in the safety and security of their cargo. However, according to Allianz’s Read more

With a looming trade war between the US and China and the potential for increased trade friction as the UK leaves the EU, the world is approaching a new era of protectionist trade policies – and the subsequent impact Read more