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Stating that unlike other years, the Global Risks Re- Saying that both the business world and the soci-
port this year draws attention to the fact that risks ety have been exposed to very important shocks
are addressed in the short, medium and long term, in the past two years, TÜSİAD Chairman of the
the CEO of Zurich Sigorta Yilmaz Yildiz noted that Board Orhan Turan said: “First the epidemic, and
in the short term, social risks stand out, and in the now a painful war. We are faced with another sup-
long term, environmental and geopolitical risks and ply shock, while someone’s influence has not yet
issues related to social peace stand out. Yılmaz been compensated. While the epidemic effects were
Yıldız, who continued his speech by stating that the
theme of “inequality” was especially emphasized gradually erased with the help of financial support
in this year’s report, said, “After Covid, inequality packages that reached record levels in the global
is increasing both between and within countries all economy, the process that started with Russia’s in-
over the world. While it increases socially among vasion of Ukraine completely changed the economic
the young-old, rich-poor, men and women with- outlook. We are entering a process where inflation
in countries, the areas where inequality stands out will be high in the world and growth will be under
most seem to be access to vaccines, educational pressure. We are faced with supply chain problems,
opportunities and digital resources. Both in Turkey the ongoing increase in raw materials and food pric-
and in the world, anxiety and unhappiness are more es, climate change and the growing threat of war on
common due to increasing loneliness, violence and food and water supply.”
income inequality; anxiety and depression cases are
on the rise. It is democratic in the sense that Covid After the keynote speeches, the Global Risks Report
is transmitted to everyone, but the sediment it leaves was presented by Carolina Klint, Marsh Continen-
is not the same. The coming period is a period of in-
creasing inequalities, and it is very clear that all de- tal Europe Risk Management Leader, and Eugen-
cision-makers should make great efforts in the face ie Molyneux, Commercial Insurances CRO, Zurich
of all these results.” Sigorta Group. After the presentation of the ’2022
Global Risks Report’, the event ended with a panel
Orhan Turan said: “We are entering a process where discussion of global risks with expert guests. Prof
inflation will be high in the world and growth will Dr Kamil Yılmaz from Koç University, Sinan Ülgen,
be under pressure. We are faced with supply chain Director of Economics and Foreign Policy Research
problems, the ongoing increase in raw materials and Center (EDAM), Marsh Turkey Co-CEO Tarık Ser-
food prices, climate change and the growing threat pil and Zurich Sigorta CEO Yılmaz Yıldız attended
of war on food and water supply” the panel as speakers.