Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Each week, we break down international news into our four quadrants of risk and present ways to mitigate those risks. See below for the key issues from this week’s edition: Hazard and Event Risks: - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on key information regarding the cholera epidemic that has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to official estimates, the disease has so far affected 20 of 26 provinces, with a total of 528 deaths, since the beginning of 2017. - The upcoming referendum on Kurdish independence in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq was officially rejected by Iraq’s parliament last week. - In Mexico, the Ministry of Communications and Transport stated that at least 26% (34 out of 130) of the Federal Highway Network faces structural damage. Market and Economic Risks: - An advisor to Japan’s Financial Services Agency reported that the consolidation of regional banks in Japan is unavoidable given the "rapidly aging population and ultra-low interest rates." - U.S