Marsh’s 2018 Political Risk Map was compiled using data from BMI Research, an independent analyst of political, macroeconomic, financial and industry risk. Marsh rated countries on the basis of political and economic stability and projected where risks were most likely to emerge.
Key findings of the report included:
“Social instability, adverse government actions and terrorist threats are the most common political risks that multinational organizations now face when trading or investing in foreign countries,” said Evan Freely, Marsh’s global practice leader for credit specialties. “While political risks are often not directly controllable in this complex and ever-changing environment, in many instances they can be mitigated through credit and political risk insurance, providing greater confidence in the benefits of these opportunities in potentially unstable areas of the world.”