Many African countries are characterised by political and economic instability and unclear decision-making structures. Businesses with valuable assets, major business expansion targets, or other commercial interests in such countries need to keep a watchful and informed eye on evolving political and commercial dynamics.
We use our staff expertise and network of contacts throughout Africa to provide monitoring and evaluation services in areas including renewable and clean energy, energy transition strategies, gas and resources, political and economic developments and sector financing trends.
A European energy company had already operated in a West African country for a decade when a military coup in 2023 overthrew the president and the established political elite. Following this event, the client requested a twice-monthly monitoring report focused on:
Using CbI’s local associate on the ground we set up a political risk monitoring report based on local media/social media reports and extensive conversations with well-placed sources. This helped the client understand potential risks to their assets/business from the new government.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact Eleanor Gillespie.
For a period of more than five years we delivered monthly reports on governmental and commercial decision-making, competitor analysis and political and economic risk focused on a major resource asset in a West African country.
The monitoring service was designed to support an investor’s high level executive decision-making.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact Eleanor Gillespie.
Working for a global consultancy, we provided bi-weekly updates on key individuals, entities and events in the Egyptian hydrocarbons sector, to assist oil and gas companies with risk management and decision-making.
The work included the provision of detailed profiles of senior political and oil sector figures.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
For an international financial institution, we provided weekly monitoring and analysis of political, economic, industrial and financial events in 22 African countries as well as key developments at the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Trade and Development Bank (TDB, formerly PTA Bank).
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact Alex Wark.
From mid-2013 to mid-2014 we provided weekly monitoring reports on activity at all Libya oil export terminals. The objective of the reports was to assist an insurance company in managing its exposure to potential claims arising from the blockades of oil facilities.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
From September to December 2012, in the aftermath of the anti-Qadhafi revolution, we provided daily threat and hydrocarbons sector updates for a major global security provider.
Using predominantly Arabic language sources and input from local country sources, the reports covered the Ghadames and Murzuq basin oilfields, Tripoli and Tripolitania, The Gulf of Sirte, Cyrenaica, the eastern oil fields.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
In 2012 and 2013, we produced a fortnightly report on developments in the Algerian telecommunications sector focused on government and sectoral decision-making, international relations, and the activity of key players.
The monitoring included regular provision of profiles of companies and individuals in the sector.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
From 2006 to 2013 we provided a monthly report on the Libyan oil, gas and electricity sectors based on primary reporting from in-country and diaspora as well as energy industry sources.
The reports also included comprehensive coverage of corporate announcements and both official and non-official Arabic language sources.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
From 2006 to 2013 we provided a monthly report on the Algerian oil, gas and electricity sectors for an upstream oil company.
This report also included comprehensive coverage of security and political developments.
Based on detailed coverage of the sector by our Algiers-based associate, it also drew in primary reporting from in-country and diaspora as well as energy industry sources.
To find out how we can deliver similar value to your business please contact John Hamilton.
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