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2024 risk outlook

2024 Risk Outlook for Business Resilience

Economic, geopolitical, supply-chain, AI and sustainability pressures shaped the 2024 risk agenda. Boards needed connected risk visibility, not isolated issue tracking.

The 2024 risk outlook showed that business resilience depends on seeing how risks connect. Inflation, interest rates, conflict, supply disruption, AI risk, cyber exposure and climate regulation did not sit in separate boxes. They interacted across cost, cashflow, delivery, compliance and reputation.

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In 2024, organisations faced economic uncertainty, geopolitical instability, supply disruption, AI risk and climate-related regulatory pressure. The lesson for leaders was clear: risks could no longer be managed separately.

What has changed

The war in Ukraine, inflation and higher interest rates increased pressure on costs and investment decisions. The Israel-Gaza conflict added regional uncertainty and potential supply-chain disruption. Commodity volatility affected energy, food and raw materials. At the same time, AI adoption, cyber

What this means for clients

These risks mattered because they could combine quickly. A geopolitical shock could affect supply routes, increase input costs, delay delivery and weaken customer confidence. Higher borrowing costs could reduce investment appetite while new regulation increased compliance pressure. Boards therefore

Risk resilience in 2024 was not about predicting every event. It was about seeing connections earlier, testing assumptions properly and preparing leadership teams to act before disruption became loss.

How the Rixent approach is evolving

Leaders should monitor eight areas: macroeconomic uncertainty, input-cost volatility, supply-chain disruption, armed conflict, regulatory change, AI and cyber risk, Middle East instability, and climate policy. Each area should be assessed not only as a standalone risk, but also for its impact on fin

Where to find Rixent expertise

Rixent helps boards, sponsors and leadership teams connect risk intelligence with practical decision-making. We support organisations in reviewing enterprise risk exposure, strengthening governance, improving resilience planning and preparing for geopolitical, regulatory and technology uncertainty.

What clients can expect

  • Inflation and interest rates increased cost, pricing and investment pressure.
  • Conflict and geopolitical instability exposed supply-chain and trade vulnerabilities.
  • AI, cyber and data risks required stronger governance and accountability.

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