REIMAGINING PROJECT & RESOURCES RISK

   Thu, 13 November 2025

Pangea-Risk and Standard Bank introduce a practical new framework to assess project risk for resource development in Africa. Country risk ratings are a reliable compass for standardised risk assessments at the sovereign level. Yet, a sovereign-level score cannot distinguish a stable project enclave from a volatile hinterland, or a well-regulated industry from a nascent one. For export credit agencies, private insurers, and commercial banks, this gap translates into missed opportunities or unexpected losses, particularly in the complex African context. Pangea-Risk, in partnership with Standard Bank’s Energy and Infrastructure Finance team, have begun the development of a new Localised Opportunity and Risk Evaluation platform to turn risks into opportunities. This methodology delivers a concise and complementary lens that examines how location, sector, and resource dynamics reshape real exposure beyond the sovereign baseline.