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Ms. Blanka Kolenikova, principal analyst for Europe and CIS in Country Risk at IHS Markit, focuses on political,regulatory,operational and security risks in Eastern and Western European countries.
Serving as deputy head for the European and CIS team at IHS Markit, she advises a wide cross-sectoral range of corporate clients on political risk and political violence risk in the region, including political stability, civil unrest, terrorism, war, geopolitics and the business environment. She produces in-depth, and commercially relevant analyses and forecasts, country background reports, market-entry and corporate intelligence projects and qualitative risk ratings. She has expertise analyzing European markets, with a focus on the Central Europe. An experienced public speaker, she makes frequent media appearances and client presentations. Ms. Blanka Kolenikova holds her Master of Arts in Area Studies from the University of London, UK, and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish from Middlesex University, UK. She has lived in Slovakia and resides in the United Kingdom, and speaks fluent Slovak, Czech, and English.
Economics & Country Risk Czechia's Chinese investment relations 28 January 2020 Blanka Kolenikova Czechia has been one of the strongest supporters...
Economics & Country Risk Hungarian municipal elections 28 October 2019 Blanka Kolenikova Hungarian opposition parties made substantial and often...
Economics & Country Risk Polish judicial reforms 05 September 2018 Blanka Kolenikova Personnel changes at the Supreme Court - the highest court...
Economics & Country Risk Poland constitutional consultative referendum 20 June 2018 Blanka Kolenikova Polish president Andrzej Duda on 12 June...
Economics & Country Risk Slovak cabinet line-up 28 March 2018 Blanka Kolenikova Large-scale cabinet reshuffle will lower the risk of early election...
Anton Alifandi
Associate Director, Country Risk, IHS Markit
Alex Melikishvili
Principal Analyst Country Risk Europe and CIS, IHS Markit
Meda Al Rowas
Director Country Risk – Global Intelligence, Analysis & Audit, IHS Markit
