How the reports are made

The structure

Each report starts with a country overview and a one-page summary table. It then covers three risk categories, each broken into subcategories:

• Political risk: political stability, regulatory risk, contract enforcement, integrity and corruption, sovereign risk
• Operational risk: institutional risk, infrastructure risk, labour risk
• Security risk: crime, terrorism, war risk, civil unrest, kidnap risk

Every subcategory gets a risk level on a five-step scale – Very Low, Low, Medium, High, Very High – and a short list of the key concerns behind it. The same structure in every report means you can compare countries directly.

The process

1. Sources

We start from public sources such as government travel advisories, international risk classifications, governance and corruption indices, and current news coverage. The main public sources are listed on this page.

2. Drafting

We use AI tools to gather and structure the source material into a first draft. This is what makes the process fast enough to offer focused reports at a fraction of the price of subscription services.

3. Expert review

A risk professional reviews every draft, checks the assessments against the sources, edits the text and sets the final risk levels. Nothing is published without this review.

4. Dating

Every report is dated, and the date is shown both on the report page and in the PDF, so you always know how current the assessment is.

We have developed and refined this process over several months.

What the reports are not

The reports are a concise starting point for identifying issues that need closer attention. They are not legal, financial or security advice, and they do not replace your own due diligence or professional judgement.