
Using Intelligence and Analysis to Identify True Risks, Trends, and Business Opportunities in Africa with Robert Besseling
About this episode
Episode #47 with Robert Besseling, Founder and CEO of Pangea-Risk, which is a specialist intelligence firm providing analysis and forecasts on political, security, and economic risk in Africa and the Middle East.
Pangea-Risk has become a leading risk advisory and consultancy with a broad network of clients ranging from DFIs, banks, traders, corporates, and insurers, to governments, counter-terrorism, and military forces worldwide.
What We Discuss With Robert Besseling
- Is Africa as risky as it is frequently portrayed to be based on the work you do?
- What will Africa's risk profile look like in the near future?
- What risks does the continent face as a result of the global economic downturn, which is causing rising inflation, depletion of foreign exchange reserves, and depreciation of many African currencies?
- What countries or regions do you currently see as having the most positive future outlook, and what is driving that?
- How does Africa fare in terms of risk in comparison to other emerging markets?
- And much more...
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