Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 193 (15th March 2024)
This year we will see 83 elections in 78 countries. What consequences might the 2024 'year of elections' bring?
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Friday Reading Edition 192 (8th March 2024)
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to overturn. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown faced a similar predicament during their first term in government. But the economic and geopolitical situation in 2024 is much worse than in 1997, warns Tony Hockley.
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Friday Reading Edition 190 (23rd February 2024)
This paper examines Russia’s deployment of cyber and information operations against Ukraine, assesses the effectiveness of Ukrainian responses, and outlines potential lessons for other states.
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Friday Reading Edition 189 (16th February 2024)
During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses?
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
“We’re at a pivotal moment in history, yet we still cling to outdated solutions,” says Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
Public and private sector leaders are gathering at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos against a backdrop of geopolitical fractures. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are front of mind alongside climate change, macroeconomics and the advance of AI.
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Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict. As cooperation comes under pressure, weakened economies and societies may only require the smallest shock to edge past the tipping point of resilience.
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Explore strategic insights and contextual intelligence on geopolitics from the World Economic Forum Text
Friday Reading Edition 185 (19th January 2024)
The World Economic Forum developed Strategic Intelligence to help you understand the global forces at play and make more informed decisions. Explore and monitor the issues and forces driving transformational change across more than 250 areas, including economies, industries and global issues, and identify the most relevant publications, videos, data, events, initiatives and stakeholders in those areas.
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The Finance Book Text
Friday Reading Edition 184 (22nd December 2023)
The book is purposefully designed to be quick and easy to use with no previous knowledge required to comprehend the concepts. Warner tells you what you need to know to quickly “get up to speed” in core finance concepts
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Friday Reading Edition 171 (22nd September 2023)
Car manufacturers appear split on the decision by the government to delay the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.
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