Country Risk Rating

Largely unhindered decision making ability, policy continuity and limited social unrest underline Tunisia's high score in our new short term political risk ratings. High unemployment,... 2007-05-04

Morocco''s relatively tolerant and somewhat more open political environment alongside general policy continuity means the country scores fairly well in terms of short term political... 2007-05-04

Flush with oil money, Libya has the means to safely manage the opening up of its economy, reduce public sector workers and promote the private sector without provoking a major backlash.... 2007-04-03

The sentencing of a Tunisian journalist to 14 months in prison for an article written four years previously and a court's decision to bar an independent human rights league from holding... 2007-04-03

While we believe that a return to civil conflict remains a distant possibility for Algeria, particularly given lack of public appetite and the low numbers of active fighters, there... 2007-04-03

Political risks to economic policy remain limited and fears related to the upcoming elections in September, when the opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party is expected... 2007-04-03

That Seif al-Islam Qadhafi has continued to make major policy announcements confirms our view that the son of the Libyan leader will remain a key figure in the country. Not only has... 2007-03-06

Tunisia remains one of the most closed societies in the region, and as such without an independent media it is difficult to gauge public opinion. Nevertheless, despite reports of... 2007-03-02

We do not expect Morocco's progress to be derailed following the 2007 parliamentary elections, when the opposition Islamist leaning Justice and Development Party (PJD) looks likely... 2007-03-02

Despite ongoing terrorist activity we see risks to Algerian political stability remaining limited given public fatigue with further violence against the backdrop of years of civil... 2007-03-02