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SOME COUNTRIES ARE RISKIER THAN OTHERS
Organizations with global business activity are at risk from exposure to criminal, political and economic factors in foreign locations, often unforeseen and outside of their control. Although geopolitical risk information is available, it can be diffi cult to aggregate effectively and practically apply due to:
• Numerous public sources, some less reliable than others
• Constant updates to the risk information
• Expense – human resource and associated costs required
• The lack of necessary language skills
GEOPOLITICAL RISK INTELLIGENCE HAS MANY
USES, INCLUDING:
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Security of supply chain
• Cross-border expansion
• Exploration and production
ADVANCED SOLUTION FOR RISK RANKING
Country-Check is an objective, fact-based solution that rapidly ranks geopolitical risk. Designed in conjunction with mathematical and risk experts, the result is a concise index of countries-by-risk, automatically ranked according to your business requirements, and risk appetite. By basing the risk score on an advanced algorithm and systemic process, potential human error is reduced. Ranking is achieved through a rational, structured approach and not just opinion, using the strength of both human intelligence and advanced technology. This quality of intelligence is invaluable in decision making and planning. Any output will be seen as unbiased, verifi able, and comparable and fi t for auditable proof of due diligence.
POWERFUL APPLICATIONS INCLUDE:
• Global businesses expanding into new territories – understand the stability of government and true labor cost
• Product distributors – to assess the prevalence of counterfeiting to protect intellectual property rights
• Multinationals reviewing agent agreements – to rank the degree of corruption of government offi cials so that appropriate controls can be put in place
• Online payment processors – to highlight defi ciencies in anti-money laundering controls
PRESETS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS
• Comprehensive – The full feature service including all political, economic and criminal intelligence. Complete control over what information is allowed into the ranking.
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) – Enables compliance with global AML legislation, reducing reputational risk.
Source material weighted appropriately for AML risk.
• Anticorruption – Enables compliance with global anticorruption legislation, reducing reputational risk. Source material weighted appropriately for anticorruption risk.
For existing World-Check Online clients, a default Country-
Check scoring is embedded into risk profiles , offering easy access to related geopolitical risk information.
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