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Plan to succeed and not to fail

18 February 2016

South Africa is going through some significantly challenging times. From political risk to the worst drought that the country has experienced in over a century, we are living in times of high risk; risks that many people and organisations do not know how to manage.

Three risks to monitor in 2016 : Weak growth, political tensions and company debts in emerging economies

03 February 2016

The message at the Coface annual Country Risk Conference in Paris is that cautious approach to evolving country risks will be necessary in 2016.

5 ways to build business resilience in an uncertain world

14 January 2016

First there was disaster recovery, then came business continuity and now companies are looking for ways to build business resilience. “This changing vocabulary reflects the nature of the business context and how companies are looking to mitigate risk,” says Michael Davies, CEO of ContinuitySA, Africa’s leading provider of business continuity solutions. “There’s a growing realisation that the whole process of creating a business continuity plan does more than address the identified risks—it helps the company to understand itself better and improves its ability to overcome the challenges that are now part of everyday business life.”