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: market and economic risks: - On Tuesday, the Brazilian Senate approved a legislative project to regulate applications related to private passenger transport services. - Last week, the Bank of England (BOE) stated that about 75,000 jobs in the financial services sector could likely be lost due to Brexit, especially in case a UK-EU financial services deal is not reached. - Per Chinese media reports on Thursday, the provincial authorities in Shanxi ordered the local government to limit industrial activity in the province to restrain winter smog. - Per reports on October 31, Singapore released the draft bill on carbon pricing for public consultation on the carbon tax. hazard and event risks: - In Mexico last week, at least three boxes containing human remains were found in downtown Irapuato along with cartel-related criminal messages. - Author