Sidelines in Country Analysis
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The companies in this category do most of their business in insurance, logistics, law, consulting, and so on, but also offer country or political risk management services. Sometimes such services consist of telling the intern "go write a report on China." But a number of these companies have well-qualified dedicated country risk staff.
AIG Country Risk Services
AIG, an immense insurance company, is well-known for its global savvy, given CEO "Hank" Greenberg's success in cozying up to difficult regimes in Asia. Only fair, then, that AIG's trade credit and political risk group should have a well-qualified staff...
American River International
A logistics company with a small sideline in country and political risk analysis -- mainly to identify risks with the intention of mitigating them via insurance. http://www.americanriverintl.com/consulting/risk.htm...
Aon Trade Credit/Aon Political Risk
A leader in political risk consulting, although for both offices listed above the main line of business is broking trade credit and political risk insurance. The staffs include former Medley and Control Risks personnel as well as experts gained via...
Arthur Andersen
Yes, we know, Enron killed them. However, back in the day Chicago-based AA was a country risk force to be reckoned with. Return to that bygone era with this fine brochure. Arthur Andersen Brochure (PDF)...
Civilitas Research
Civilitas is a think tank, with a European focus, offering consulting mostly to the public sector on peacekeeping, nation-building, and the like. Has a sideline in political risk assessment. http://www.civilitasresearch.com/services/political-risk.cfm...
DeltaPers
DeltaPers is a small, Virginia-based outfit with a focus on Iran. Offers advice on marketing, strategy, and country risk. http://www.deltapers.com/pages/1/index.htm...
Diligence
Diligence has an ex-intelligence and law enforcement staff that does mostly international due diligence and investigative work. They'll also report on "risk and stability issues" as needed. http://www.diligencellc.com...
International Risk
International Risk is a Hong Kong based group of consultants who fled one of the Big Four accounting firms. Their bread and butter is business risk: fraud, corporate governance, brand protection, crisis management. They also offer to draw up political...
Newlink
Newlink is a global engineering firm that in addition to everything, does political risk analysis. http://www.newlink.net/intelligence/intelligence.htm...
PFC Energy
PFC Energy is -- as the name suggests -- a consulting company to the oil and gas industry. PFC runs a sideline in country analysis with an energy focus. http://www.pfcenergy.com/about/mcg.asp...
Smith Brandon International
Smith Brandon International was founded by a couple DC-based lawyers to provide advice on legal issues (due dilligence, compliance, local representation) for those setting up shop abroad. They produce political risk reports as well. http://www.smithbrandon.com...
