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Risk Management News
Eurozone recovery falling flat
The first green shoots of economic recovery are unlikely to gain momentum across the Eurozone in 2010, economists warn.
US construction costs continue to fall
Construction costs will continue to decline for US firms throughout the first quarter of 2010, experts predict.
08:51, 26 Feb, 2010
Contract fraud exposed at US government agency
A former subcontractor representative has been sentenced to serve 33 months in jail and to pay a $30,000 criminal fine for his role in a kickback and fraud conspiracy at a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site in New Jersey.
08:50, 26 Feb, 2010
US consumer confidence falls 'sharply'
Consumer confidence in the US has "fallen sharply" this month, market watchers warn.
08:49, 26 Feb, 2010
US government to revamp acquisition and procurement systems
The US General Services Administration (GSA) has unveiled details of a $74m programme to modernise the system that federal agencies and their suppliers use to source equipment, supplies, information technology (IT) and telecommunications services.
09:55, 22 Feb, 2010
Online analysis: In a world of risk, is scenario planning the answer?
Who could have predicted the scale of economic upheaval of the last two years? It's not a rhetorical question - because most likely it's very few. But those that were able to prepare, to some degree, for such an eventuality have the opportunity to not just survive, but to be in a stronger position when the dust settles.
08:59, 12 Feb, 2010
Risk management takes centre stage
US business leaders are doubtful that the nation's economy can return to pre-crisis growth in the near-term and, as a result, are increasing their focus on risk management, new research reveals.
08:55, 11 Feb, 2010
European procurement pros must face up to 'new normal'
European procurement executives are beginning the new decade with rapidly changing priorities, new research reveals.
08:49, 19 Jan, 2010
Fortune 1000 firms ignore risk for 80 per cent of suppliers
On average Fortune 1000 companies are managing risk for less than a fifth of their suppliers, new research claims.
08:56, 14 Jan, 2010
Recovery forces firms to change approach to supply risk
The global recovery is ushering in a new business climate that will permanently change the way organisations think about and manage supply risk, experts predict.
09:26, 21 Dec, 2009
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