“I have used PRS’ International Country Risk Guide index on over a dozen scientific publications [and] found…a significant ability of the PRS political risk indicator to predict realized…”
Campbell R. Harvey
The PRS Group, Inc.
Established in 1979, The PRS Group is a global leader in quant-driven political risk 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 unique and key role in the risk sector through the application of two proprietary, quantifiable, and back-tested methodologies: Political Risk Services (PRS) and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG).
Notably, our methods have been shown to be predictive of risk realizations by scholars at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, are used regularly by the IMF in its Working Papers and Country Reports, and have been recognized by the courts as dispositive in commercial litigation. A number of products based on these two risk rating systems are produced at regular intervals throughout the year.
From the CEO
Over the past several months I have been writing about the many facets of political risk and how they shape various asset classes. The last several years, for instance, has witnessed a widespread recognition, especially among investors, that political risk matters, and Read More
PRS Gets It Right, Again!
Every so often, The PRS Group likes to showcase some of the forecasts it made on its universe of 140 countries, particularly in relation to some of the larger, more risk-worthy events affecting regime-type and overall stability... 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
