What does 'de-risking' mean in global economic strategy?

"De-risking" means making sure you're not caught off guard by unexpected problems when planning for the future.

Imagine you have a piggy bank full of coins, and you want to buy ice cream every week. But sometimes, the ice cream store runs out of your favorite flavor or raises its price. To de-risk, you might save extra coins each week just in case, like having a backup plan so you can still get your ice cream even if something goes wrong.

Sometimes, grown-ups look at the whole world as one big piggy bank. They see countries trading with each other, and they want to make sure things keep going smoothly. But if one country has problems, like a storm or a fight that stops them from sending their coins (money), it can affect everyone else.

So, de-risking is like when you put some of your coins in different piggy banks just in case one breaks. Countries do this too, they choose to work with other countries that seem more stable so they're less likely to be surprised by sudden problems.