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Today, Exchange Data International (EDI) announced their partnership with PRS Group to provide their clients with geopolitical risk rating and forecasting series.
The geopolitical risk series resorts to weighted metrics to evaluate, score and rank countries according to political, economic and financial risks. The methodology integrates political and financial risk variables such as real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal account balances, external debt, liquidity sufficiency and currency stability.
Key Features:
- Coverage – 141 developed, emerging, and frontier markets
- Historical – Risk data dating back to 1984 to present
- 5-year horizon statistical regime scenario
- Over 2 million risk data points (100,000 added annually)
Chris McKee, CEO of PRS Group, commented:“PRS’ new partnership with EDI represents a landmark event in the data and alternative data fields. Not only has PRS joined a diversified and respected field of data providers, but the inclusion of our longstanding and independently back-tested geopolitical risk rating and forecasting series adds significant depth to address some of the most pressing challenges affecting business and investment to the global economy in the years ahead.”
Jonathan Bloch, CEO of EDI, added: “EDI is pleased to partner with PRS which has been a longstanding provider of geopolitical risk to the banking and corporate world. In recent surveys of CEOs, geopolitical risk has been highlighted as one of the major concerns of business executives. Knowing what future risks might be allowed farsighted executives to plan for them by taking mitigating steps.”
