Political & Country Risk
Firms in The Handbook of Country and
Political Risk Analysis, 4th Edition
The PRS Group, Inc.
Since 1979, PRS provided the best, most up-to-date country ratings and analyses for international business. This site offers PRS publications and data. The data includes historical risk ratings (since 1984) for more than 140 countries and current risk forecasts and ratings, as well as extensive economic data. The publications include International Country Risk Guide (ICRG), a journal of financial, political and economic risk in 140 countries, as well as Country Reports for 100 countries based on the Political Risk Services methodology for analyzing and forecasting risks to international business over the next five years, including three most likely political scenarios each for 18-month and five-year forecast periods. Fee-based, but with free data and publication samples.
www.PRSgroup.com
Business Environment Risk Intelligence
Various products and services with risk ratings and analyses, including economic, financial, monetary, operating, and political conditions as integral components of the “worst case” and “best case” system. 50 Country Reports three times a year. Fee-based.
www.beri.com
Control Risks Group
Assists clients dealing with political, security and operational risks, ranging from government stability and threats from terrorism and the influence of rival interests on local decision-makers, organized crime, corruption, and pressure groups. Fee-based.
www.crg.com
Economist Intelligence Unit
Analyses and forecasts of the economic and business environment for over 180 countries, including wire services and reports written by information gatherers worldwide and edited by area experts. Fee-based.
www.eiu.com
Eurasia Group
An element of this company's conference and seminar business is country risk, focusing on the needs of the financial sector in emerging marketss. Fee-based, with free samples.
www.eurasiagroup.net
Euromoney
Online version of various magazines, offering current issues and many free links to back issues covering such topics as debt, equity, treasury, banking and financial technology services, and investment management. Fee-based, but with some free information.
www.euromoney.com
IHS Energy Group
Provides information, analysis, databases and consulting for the petroleum and energy industries, including the Country Petroleum Risk Environment, a county and industry specific political risk appraisal. Fee-based with samples.
www.ihsenergy.com
Moody’s Investor Service
Moody's employs financial analysts to research and analyze mainly fixed-income securities and provides publications that include credit ratings on securities and obligations for both private firms and sovereign nations. Fee-based.
www.moodys.com
S. J. Rundt & Associates, Inc.
This consulting and publishing firm helps multinational companies, exporters, banks, importers and investors assess risks and opportunities in their international strategies and transactions and produce reports on more than 185 countries. Some of the weekly World Business Intelligence publication is available to read on the website. Fee-based.
www.rundtsintelligence.com
Standard and Poor’s
This rating, research, and risk analysis firm assesses the international financial marketplace, providing credit ratings and risk analyses for companies and mutual funds, as well as risk management consulting and databases. Fee-based.
www.standardandpoors.com
Virtual Research Associates
Founded in 1996, VRA's GeoMonitor is a system to parse language for the purpose of events analysis and predictive modeling, focusing on social, political and economic events analysis.
www.vranet.com