Country Reports

Country Reports are divided into six major sections reflecting the structure of Global Insight's six-factor country risk ratings:

• Economic data, forecasting, and analysis: degree of market orientation; policy consistency and forward planning; diversity and resilience of the economy; and macroeconomic fundamentals
• Political analysis: institutional permanence; representation of the population and organized interests; internal political consensus; and external political consensus
• Regulatory analysis: legislation and business laws; transparency of legal procedures; independence and impartiality; and experience and quality of legal system
• Tax laws and impacts: coherence of the taxation system; fairness of taxation burden; relative level of taxation; effectiveness of tax collection
• Operational conditions: attitudes to foreign investment; infrastructural quality; labor conditions; bureaucracy and corruption
• Security risk analysis: civil unrest; crime rate; terrorism risk; external security threats

In addition, our comprehensive economic coverage provides in-depth analyses and forecasts, covering:

• Economic policy, including monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate developments
• Public finance
• Economic growth
• Interest rates and currency
• Trade and current accounts
• Capital flows and foreign debt
• Wages and prices