South Africa Regional Strategy

Africa Country Risk Data & Forecasts

BMI provides a world-beating economic and demographic database covering all 54 African states. The service comprises:

• Time Series: Historic monthly, quarterly and annual data, and annual forecasts for 10 years
• Indicators: Detailed breakdown of GDP, balance of payments, official and private debt, commodity prices, forex, interest rates, inflation and demographic data
• Risk Ratings: Our country-comparative proprietary Sovereign and Country Risk ratings quantify investor risk in each state
• Methodology: Our forecasts are based on our proprietary model that integrates our top-down global macro and asset class views with our indepth country-specific economic expertise

Africa Country Risk Reports

BMI produces 19 country-specific Country Risk Forecast Reports, covering political risk, the economic outlook and the business operating environment in all major African states. The reports include:

• Economic Outlook: BMI's core economic scenario and 10-year forecasts, GDP, inflation, debt, balance of payments and government budget
• Political Outlook: Our analysis of domestic and international trends that will impact the outlook for investors
• Business Environment: A detailed overview of the state's infrastructure, institutions and policy environment 
• Industry Outlook BMI's key growth forecasts for the key industries
• Risk Ratings Our proprietary country-comparative political, economic and business environment ratings

To access our analysis, clients can purchase individual reports, or subscribe to any industry and/or country risk combination to access via our premier online service, BMO