This chapter explores the significance of understanding interconnected risks and decoding them for organizational success. It also delves into Britain's successful integration of immigrants, the slow progress in electrifying vans and lorries for emission reduction, and the consequences faced by Russia and President Vladimir Putin post the invasion of Ukraine.
In Russia inflation is under control, wages are on the up and supposedly tough sanctions have been successfully skirted. Why is the pariah economy proving so resilient? Despite the nasty rhetoric of many of its politicians, Britain has turned out to be quite good at assimilating immigrants (09:29). And how lorries can be electrified faster (19:11).
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