Top Risk Management Challenges and Priorities for 2025

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Risk management culture is evolving quickly in response to today’s rapidly changing business environment. The complexity of emerging technology, shifting geopolitics, and economic uncertainty make it difficult to drive a consistent risk management culture. 

James MacDonnell, BDO’s Risk & Resilience Practice Leader, recently spoke with Gavin Souter at Business Insurance to discuss CFOs’ top risk management challenges and priorities for 2025, based on findings from BDO’s 2025 CFO Outlook Survey. 

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