Pinkerton Insights Podcast

Hazard and Event Risks: On May 14, approximately 10,000 to 12,000 people, mostly women, gathered outside the home of a steel mill owner who was distributing alms ahead of Ramadan in the district of Chittagong, southeast Bangladesh. Per media reports on Friday,, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached urban areas. The virus has been detected in Mbandaka, the north-west city comprising of nearly 1.2 million people. In Colombia last week, Puerto Valdivia authorities in the northwestern department of Antioquia confirmed that at least 544 people were evacuated after the Cauca River overflowed and destroyed some houses and damaged public infrastructure. Market and Economic Risks On May 14, 2018, U.S.-based clothing and accessories retailer Gap apologized for the “unintentional error” of selling t-shirts reportedly with an incorrect map of China and assured “rigorous reviews” to prevent a repeat of the incident. Per reports from Italy, negotiations between the 5-