03 Intelligence & research
Country & Market Risk Intelligence
Generic country risk ratings tell you what a jurisdiction is like. They do not tell you what it means for your operation specifically.
Start a pilotA corruption index score is a poor substitute for knowing which permits your sector actually requires, who controls their issue, how enforcement has moved in the last eighteen months, and whether your intended local partner sits on the wrong side of any of it.
We assess political, regulatory, security and corruption exposure for the jurisdictions and markets that concern you, and we write the assessment around your operations rather than in the abstract. Where the risk sits with a specific counterparty rather than the country, we say that too.
01 What you receive
Deliverables.
Every engagement produces a written, sourced deliverable — not a dashboard login you will never open.
- Jurisdiction assessment
- Political, regulatory, security and corruption exposure for a named market.
- Operational read-through
- What each risk means for your specific activity, not for business in general.
- Counterparty overlay
- How local partners and intermediaries change the picture.
- Review cadence
- Periodic reassessment where you hold ongoing exposure.
02 Method
How it runs.
- 01
Define exposure
What you do there, through whom, and what would actually hurt.
- 02
Assess
Political stability, regulatory direction, enforcement pattern, security and corruption.
- 03
Localise
Findings are related to your sector and operating model, not left generic.
- 04
Report
Written assessment with sourcing and stated confidence.
04 Common questions
How is this different from a country risk index?
An index is a comparative score. We answer what a jurisdiction means for your activity, your sector and your counterparties — which frequently differs sharply from the headline rating in both directions.
Do you cover sanctions exposure?
Yes, as part of the regulatory assessment: the applicable regimes, how they bear on your operating model, and where a counterparty or ownership structure creates exposure you may not have identified.
How often should an assessment be refreshed?
It depends on the jurisdiction. Stable markets may warrant annual review; markets undergoing political or regulatory change can move materially in a quarter. We recommend a cadence when we deliver.
Tell us what you would want watched. We will scope a pilot on it, in writing, before anything is agreed.