Geo-Commerce & Risk

Multinational businesses contend with countless complexities that influence their permission to operate.

Trade tariffs, sanctions, cybersecurity, industrial policies, employee vetting and immigration, boycotts, and government procurement are among the measures that are being used as pretext in geopolitical fights and entangling normal business. National governments are increasingly weaponizing multinational businesses in their conflicts with foreign and domestic rivals, using multinational business as tools of statecraft in pursuing their own nation’s interests around the world.

APCO’s Geo-Commerce team provides a set of strategic advisory tools to support clients as they navigate asymmetric risks, helping them respond coherently to competing national interests and political agendas. APCO combines privileged global insights—born from decades of experience working at the intersection of international business, government, and public opinion—with on-the-ground knowledge and executional capabilities to help clients maintain commercial viability and remain true to their core values.