Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.- PERC
Room 2302, 23/F, Lee Garden Two
28 Yun Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Mailing Address:
G.P.O. Box 1342, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2541 4088 Email:
info@asiarisk.com
About Political & Economic Risk
Consultancy, Ltd.
Page Index:
PERC Organization | Experience
| Publications | Senior Management |
PERC Organization:
Established in 1976, Political & Economic Risk
Consultancy is headquartered in Hong Kong. From this
office, PERC coordinates a team of researchers and analysts in the ASEAN
countries, Greater China and South Korea. Some of the
world's leading corporations and financial institutions regularly use PERC's
services to assess key trends and critical issues shaping the region, identify
growth opportunities, and develop effective strategies for capitalizing on
these opportunities.
Experience:
Although a wide range of companies
use our services, the focus of our research is very much a niche: We help companies
understand how politics and other subjective variables are shaping the business
environment in individual Asian countries, the interlinkages between countries
and the people of the region, and how Asia is interfacing with other parts of
the world. Such variables may be
difficult to quantify but can have a critical impact on investment performance
and, therefore, have to be factored into the decision-making process, which is
the function of our services. Our value
lies in our experience, our Asian network of seasoned analysts, our emphasis on
primary research, our complete independence from any vested interest groups,
our technical capabilities, our discretion, and our integrated, regional
approach to analysis. We have included here a short
list of some of our projects to give you an idea of the focus and range of our
work:
·
We
recently finished a scenario-planning project assessing how Taiwan’s risks are
changing in light of growing cross-Strait tensions, the war in Ukraine, and
pressure from the US to strengthen its access to vital semiconductor chips
while weakening Chinese involvement.
·
We
have conducted an annual review of Cambodian risks for a company with
significant exposure to that country.
The company uses the report to regularly present to its leading
institutional investors an independent assessment of how Cambodian risks are
changing in ways that could affect the client’s business in the country.
·
Several
law agencies, multilateral institutions, and government agencies retain PERC to
measure changing perceptions on such issues as corruption. We assess how perceptions change over time in
individual countries, how perceptions compare between countries, and how
corruption compares between different regions, industries, and government
departments in individual countries.
·
The
economic development department of one government retained PERC to assess the
country’s risks for different types of foreign investors compared with other
countries that are often considered competitors for attracting direct
investment.
- In addition to retainer work and specific projects, the
senior analysts of PERC are regularly called on for in-house briefings for
senior management and international business associations. Our presentations are tailored to the particular
clients' circumstances. We attempt to relate
significant regional trends and potential scenarios to clients' real-world
situations and provide them with the inter-linkages
necessary to successfully monitor and react to complex external
developments.
Publications
Besides customized consulting, PERC also offers several published products.
Senior Management:
Robert Broadfoot is the founder and Managing
Director of Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd. A US citizen, Mr. Broadfoot graduated with
honors in economics from Oberlin College in the United States in 1972. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1975 and also
resides part of the year in Seattle, Washington.
Besides coordinating PERC’s overall operations, Mr.
Broadfoot is directly responsible for managing PERC's research and consulting
involving mainland China and the Greater China region. In addition to overseeing PERC's primary
research, Mr. Broadfoot facilitates customized scenario-planning programs for companies to help
them understand the parameters of uncertainty they face, the interlinkages of
risks within and between countries, and signposts they should be monitoring to
gain a competitive advantage when change occurs. He is a contributing author to a
book called China Into the Future – Making Sense of
the World’s Most Dynamic Economy, published by John Wiley & Sons.
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