
Robert Perry
Global Political Risks & Structured Credit Leader, and CEO Credit Specialties, UK
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United Kingdom
Drawing on our comprehensive World Risk Review analysis of 197 countries and territories, this report provides you with a succinct summary of the most crucial information to know for 2025.
The Global Risk Events Map visually represents and tracks significant risk events that began in the past 18 months worldwide. Place the cursor over the map to find out more.
Political risk is the probability of disruption to operations caused by political events occurring in-country or by changes in the international environment. Political risk insurance (PRI) can provide indemnity from government actions in any country where you have operations, assets, contracts, or investments, that lead to monetary losses. Learn more about political risk insurance.
The Political Risk Report delivers insights on geopolitical and macroeconomic risks. It underscores the need for organizations to comprehend, assess, and where appropriate, mitigate operational and strategic risks.
Marsh, with specialist expertise in identifying, assessing, understanding, and mitigating risks across the spectrum of organizational challenges, is well suited to supporting clients through this journey.
The Political Risk Report is essential reading for risk leaders involved in strategic planning and risk management in a global context. The report will help you to anticipate potential disruptions, enabling strategic planning and risk mitigation efforts that safeguard your organisation's interests in an increasingly volatile world.
The Political Risk Report 2025 highlights the volatility in trade flows amid rising protectionism and the role of "connectors" — countries acting as trade intermediaries. It also addresses the implications of evolving climate regulations, such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, that are reshaping compliance obligations. By emphasising the importance of operational and strategic awareness regarding the implications of geopolitical developments, the report equips leaders with the insights needed to adapt effectively in a rapidly changing environment.
The report integrates data from Marsh Credit Specialties’ country risk ratings platform, World Risk Review, that monitors short- and long-term economic, political, and security risk trends across 197 countries.
It also considers geopolitical shifts that have accelerated in recent years, contributing to an increase in conflict risk and a doubling of the number of conflicts worldwide since 2005.
For risk leaders, the Political Risk Report 2025 is an indispensable resource for understanding the nuanced and evolving challenges organisations may face in today’s complex geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape. This report is designed to support operational and strategic planning as global politics, trade, and finance undergo transformations, creating both challenges and opportunities.
Global Political Risks & Structured Credit Leader, and CEO Credit Specialties, UK
United Kingdom
Head of Geopolitical & Economic Risk Analysis, Credit Specialties
United Kingdom
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