“A big problem with the events data is that they tend to be higher for large countries than for small countries and that it is very difficult to…”
Arend Lijphart,
The PRS Group, Inc.
Established in 1979, The PRS Group is among the earliest commercial providers of political and country risk forecasts. Originally the Political Risk Services division of Frost & Sullivan, Inc. and then of UK-based IBC Group (now known as Informa), the firm occupies a niche market in the risk sector through the application of two proprietary, quant-driven, and back-tested methodologies: Political Risk Services (PRS) and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG). A number of products based on these two risk rating systems are produced at regular intervals throughout the year.
From the CEO
Welcome to the new website of The PRS Group, Inc., which, in many ways represents a new era in the firm’s history as it closes in on its 35th birthday.
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The Political Risk Investor
A monthly newsletter that explains the significance of current political and country risk events on major asset classes, globally... Read More
Gavea Emerging Markets Corporation
The PRS Group’s parent firm and consultancy arm is Gavea Emerging Markets Corp – a boutique country risk and private equity firm, specializing in country and political risk assessment, project finance due diligence, enterprise financing, and cyber security. Visit Website
