In Focus: Shifts and Opportunities in Syria - Rethinking Risk Calibration

Overview

The easing of sanctions after the fall of the Assad regime offers historic shifts and opportunities for Syria’s path forward. With international support, a road map has emerged that focuses on inclusive governance, humanitarian aid and sustainable development — but the scale of the task is immense. Alongside this, Syria’s humanitarian crisis remains critical. As a result of renewed international engagement and investment expansion, compliance teams must quickly recalibrate risk thinking. In this virtual roundtable, our panel of experts will examine the dilemmas that compliance officers will need to navigate in terms of the political transition, remaining geopolitically volatility, complexity of risk landscape and re-assessed risk exposure in a post-Assad context.