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Research tailored to meet the needs of your organisation, building on an ability to set the economic and political context for countries, regions and markets around the world. We work closely with our clients to identify strategic intelligence needs and deliver research that adds value to their business planning. Our... -
Expert commentary and analysis of issues that impact your organisation or area of interest. We identify and analyse markets, clarify opportunities and challenges, scrutinise information to reveal actionable insights. To do this we leverage detailed economic and political analysis of current and anticipated events affecting... -
Reliable and detailed outlooks and forecasts that interpret and highlight emerging trends. We explore short-, medium- and long-term scenarios of the business, economic and political environment. Profiling, benchmarking and scenario building are often used to explore the future opportunities and risks impacting your...
More About Our Company
ICO research was founded to help its clients understand and take advantage of the complexities of ever changing economic, political and business environments.
We offer clients a knowledge advantage by sharing strategic insight, expert commentary and detailed outlooks at the country, market and business level.
Our aim is to help guide clients through the challenges, opportunities and strategic choices they face in developing and implementing business plans.
Approach
- Focus on research that adds value to clients.
- Independent and objective analysis, outlooks and forecasts.
- Clear and concise communication of what really matters.
Strengths
- Analytical rigour combined with experience and expertise.
- Tried and trusted information networks and data sources.
- Ability to gather and make sense of the detail.
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Recent Blog Posts
March 19, 2015 |
Angola suffers from oil price slump
The slump in global oil prices since mid-2014 is taking its toll on Africa’s oil exporters. For instance, Angola...
March 19, 2015 |
Ethiopia goes for mobile money
Ethiopia successfully piloted its first mobile money-transfer service (M-BIRR) in 2013 and 2014. It now has its...
May 14, 2014 |
Cameroon has border problems
Nigeria and Cameroon have signed a series of agreements to strengthen trade and commerce between the two...
May 2, 2014 |
DRC fails to decentralise
The current constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) came into effect in 2006 and set out a...
May 1, 2014 |
Zambian copper production continues to rise
Zambia is by far Africa’s largest copper producer and has benefited greatly from rising output and historically...