Category: Connecting the Dots

Erdogan’s re-election and its implications for the future business environment in Turkiye
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Erdogan’s re-election and its implications for the future business environment in Turkiye

This edition of Connecting the Dots zooms in on the effects of the re-election of Erdogan in Turkiye, focusing on the economic prospects of the country. The appointment of Mehmet Simsek as Minister of Treasury and Finance promises a turn-around of the unorthodox economic policies implemented by Erdogan in his previous term. New policies introduced to tackle the high inflation will affect the Turkish business environment. In this post, we aim to examine what these effects are and how they might impact your business.

EUROPEAN BUSINESSES: How vulnerable are we?
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EUROPEAN BUSINESSES: How vulnerable are we?

This connecting the dots episode aims to briefly highlight the increasing number of security incidents that Western EU nations’ infrastructure is experiencing. Admittedly, incidents of varying magnitudes occur throughout wider Europe and, indeed, the world. However, this analysis will focus on significant incidents experienced in Western EU nations since April 2022, given the considerable number of incidents recorded in the region and the extraordinary attacks on the Nord Stream pipeline in September 2022, which commanded extra attention to be paid to critical energy infrastructure by stakeholders.