OUR PEOPLE
Our team combines deep regional experience with sector-specific expertise across political, macroeconomy, and security landscapes.
Expert insight redefining country risk forecasting
Delivered through intelligent automation
Regional analyst network
Our core team is supported by a diverse pool of regional analysts, many of whom are based in or have lived in their countries of focus. Trained in our proprietary methodologies, they bring deep local expertise, fluency in regional languages, and access to on-the-ground insights and in-country networks. The analyst team has diverse backgrounds ranging from academia, journalism, consulting and risk management or security experience.
About Pangea-Risk
Pangea-Risk is a specialist intelligence advisory that provides country risk forecasting solutions to mitigate threats and maximise opportunities in emerging and frontier markets across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
We focus on country risk in emerging and frontier markets to create a sustainable competitive advantage for our clients across a broad spectrum of industries. Our specialist country risk solutions consider interconnected risk perils across the political, economic, and security environment. We track indicators, map scenarios, and plot the risk trajectory to help our clients navigate risk and maximise opportunity.
Our advisory is led by a management team spread across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. We operate a network of country analysts, market researchers, and subject matter experts across six continents. As a diverse, global team, we help our clients succeed in the world’s most complex emerging and frontier markets.
Our History
2015
Legacy company EXX Africa founded by Robert Besseling to address a gap in the African country risk intelligence market.
2016
Launch of the Insight platform with insights on 54 African countries.
2019
Company recognised as leading provider of risk intelligence services in the political risk industry.
2020
Company rebranded to Pangea-Risk to mark expansion of country coverage to the Middle East.
2023
Launch of the new Insight platform with access to proprietary country risk ratings and analytics.
2024
Pangea-Risk expands coverage on the Insight platform to include Asian and European countries.
2025
Pangea-Risk celebrates its ten-year anniversary by expanding Insight platform coverage to 100 countries.
Trusted by the world’s leading banks, insurers, and development finance institutions for more than a decade, our enduring client relationships are the best testimonial.
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