Risk assessment

From Algeria to Zimbabwe, Menas Associates uses the in-country expertise of our consultants, our understanding of local stakeholders and our experience of advising foreign companies to help our clients identify and manage the array of risks facing their operations in emerging markets around the world.

All Risk assessments are tailored to the client's specific requirements. However, each assessment evaluates the probability and consequence of particular risk events or trends that have the potential to prevent our client from fulfilling their objectives in any given jurisdiction. The risks identified in each assessment will depend on the nature of the client's activities as well as the location (both national and local). However, they typically include risks to security of tenure (nationalisation, expropriation), regulatory and fiscal changes, major security incidents, loss of social licence to operate and risks posed by corruption and interference by vested interests.

We use a variety of methods to evaluate the means and motives by which in-country actors might seek to disrupt our client's project. Where possible, we also work with our client to identify how the national and local-level impacts of their project may trigger particular risks and how gaps in their current risk management strategy may compromise their ability to deal with risk events when they arise.

Menas Risk assessments provide our clients with a clearly presented view of the risk profile of their operations and a means of prioritizing the management of risks most likely to undermine their business objectives. Our Risk assessments typically include recommendations for the strategic management of identified risks and, when appropriate, we work with clients on their implementation.