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In this episode, Mike & Jerry examine the consequences of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on global credit and supply chains, suggesting pivots financial risk evaluators can make to reduce exposure.

In this episode, Mike & Jerry speak to the tactical advantages gained in financial risk assessment when trade is gathered and exchanged organically between counterparties: clean data that aids both sides in accomplishing some impressive ends, specifically more accurate reads on risk levels within private companies and a better understanding of why repayment to credit managers can be (deliberately) delinquent.

Watch out! Mike & Jerry examine a phenomenon that, more and more, is haunting the portfolios CreditRiskMonitor clients: "zombie" companies, or firms unable to service their interest expenses. Following record-breaking commercial bankruptcies two years ago in the wake of COVID-19, central banks worldwide intervened to accommodate credit markets and suppress borrowing rates, alleviating financing pressures on corporations. Reaction to one pandemic has arguably given way to another crisis altogether.