Exploring the unsustainable nature of a proposed hunger crisis solution, global risks, and the role of Moody's in decoding risks for informed decisions. The chapter also delves into investment risk concepts, referencing Harry Markowitz's modern portfolio theory and examining the link between risk and returns.
It is becoming harder to get supplies into the enclave, which is facing a growing risk of famine. As fewer trucks are making it in, more aid is being dropped by plane. Our producer takes us on a flight. Why high risk does not always lead to high reward (09:40). And the ripple effect of rising cocoa prices for chocoholics (14:43).
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