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Country risk

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Country risk refers to the risk of investing in a country, dependent on changes in the business environment that may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes, or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events contribute to companies' operational risks. This term is also sometimes referred to as political risk; however, country risk is a more general term that generally refers only to risks affecting all companies operating within a particular country.

Political risk analysis providers and credit rating agencies use different methodologies to assess and rate countries' comparative risk exposure. Credit rating agencies tend to use quantitative econometric models and focus on financial analysis, whereas political risk providers tend to use qualitative methods, focusing on political analysis. However, there is no consensus on methodology in assessing credit and political risks.

Contents [hide] · 1 Country risk ratings · 2 Partial list of country risk premium · 3 Partial list of credit risk rating agencies · 4 Partial list of political risk analysis organizations · 5 Downloadable Country Analysis and Reports · 6 References

edit] Country risk ratings

Source: Euromoney Country risk March 2010^[1]
Country risk rankings Least risky countries, Score out of 100 Rank	Previous	Country	Overall score
		Norway	94.05
		Luxembourg	92.35
		Switzerland	90.65
		Denmark	88.55
		Finland	87.81
		Sweden	86.81
		Austria	86.50
		Canada	86.09
		Netherlands	84.86
		Australia	84.16

The least-risky countries for investment. Ratings are further broken down into components including political risk, economic risk. Euromoney's bi-annual country risk index "Country risk survey" monitors the political and economic stability of 185 sovereign countries. Results focus foremost on economics, specifically sovereign default risk and/or payment default risk for exporters (a.k.a. "trade credit" risk).

Mean Euromoney Country Risk, March 2000 - March 2011

Annual Trend in Euromoney Country Risk, March 2000 - March 2011

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