Overview
Harmattan is at the intersection of international business strategy and political risk. We provide guidance on the risks
that foreign direct investors face in politically sensitive emerging markets. Our services raise awareness of the
challenges unique to the client's context, and support decisions on how to manage priority local and geopolitical
issues.
We are principally strategic advisors, not country intelligence providers nor technical experts. When the fine detail is
required, we draw upon expert networks, while maintaining project alignment with key business objectives. Our
in-house expertise on the Middle East and North Africa is especially strong, but the issues that we advise on are
relevant to most emerging market regions.
We focus less on financial issues, and more on operational and strategic choices, in other words, how to integrate and
negotiate with complex political terrain to meet objectives. Our assessments provide intelligence-based and
contextualised guidance, while our training services are aimed at developing the necessary skills to understand the
spectrum of risks and to plan optimal risk mitigation.
Harmattan Associates has been in operation since 2006, and has conducted project work in the Middle East, North
Africa, the Caucasus and Southeast Asia, as well as training engagements in Europe.

Harmattan Associates brings together an understanding of business
strategy and political risk management in complex emerging markets