Risk Management Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
The benchmarks reveal an ongoing focus on cyber risk, but climate and AI risks are rising fast
Central banks reached the “last mile” of inflation in 2024, cheering investors as they began easing monetary policy. But while rates may fall a little further, the external environment has become much tougher – 2025 is looking to be the year of volatility. Central Banking’s Risk Management Benchmarks 2025 show geopolitics was the fastest-rising concern of the past year, and 82.5% of respondents have reviewed their risk management over the same period. As well as political concerns, cyber
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