Country Risk Summary
El Salvador: Country risk summary 6 Jan 2012
El Salvador: Country risk summary El Salvador: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk January BB BB BB BB B BB 2012 Sovereign risk Stable. The sovereign’s relatively high public debt/GDP ratio and limited progress in raising tax revenue weigh on the rating. Although risks to [...]
Bulgaria: Country risk summary 6 Jan 2012
Bulgaria: Country risk summary Bulgaria: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk January BB BB BB BBB BB BB 2012 Sovereign risk Stable: Public debt is forecast to remain low. The Economist Intelligence Unit expects smaller budget deficits in 2011-13 than in 2010. The uncertainty in [...]
Jamaica: Country risk summary 5 Jan 2012
Jamaica: Country risk summary Jamaica: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk January CC CCC CCC B CC CCC 2012 Sovereign risk Stable. A domestic debt swap in early 2010 has reduced debt-service due and eased pressure on the public finances, but Jamaica’s debt dynamics remain [...]
New Zealand: Country risk summary 5 Jan 2012
New Zealand: Country risk summary New Zealand: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk January BBB BBB A AAA BBB BBB 2012 Jan. 5 (Economist Intelligence Unit) — Download the numbers in Excel Sovereign risk Stable: The new government will remain committed to honouring its debt [...]
Mauritius: Country risk summary
Mauritius: Country risk summary Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October BB BB BB A B BB 2011 Oct. 26 (Economist Intelligence Unit) — Download the numbers in Excel Sovereign risk Stable. Mauritius’s public debt is 1.6 times the median of BB-rated countries. However, it makes up [...]
Nigeria: Country risk summary
Nigeria: Country risk summary Nigeria: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October B B CCC CC BB B 2011 Sovereign risk Stable. External debt ratios are well within the realms of sustainability, but rapidly growing domestic debt levels are a cause for concern. The debt [...]
Dominican Republic: Country risk summary
Dominican Republic: Country risk summary Dominican Republic: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October B B B BB B B 2011 Sovereign risk Stable. IMF disbursements and a US$500m bond issue will provide ample financing. Rising political risk and a lack of fiscal discipline as [...]
South Korea: Country risk summary
South Korea: Country risk summary South Korea: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB 2011 Sovereign risk Stable: In 2012 South Korea’s public debt stock is forecast at the equivalent of 21.8% of annual GDP-one of the lowest ratios [...]
Côte d’Ivoire: Country risk summary
Côte d’Ivoire: Country risk summary Côte d’Ivoire: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October CCC B CCC C CC CCC 2011 Sovereign risk Stable. The country’s sovereign risk rating remained at CCC over the past quarter as the country struggled to get back on a [...]
Papua New Guinea: Country risk summary
Papua New Guinea: Country risk summary Papua New Guinea: risk assessment Sovereign Currency Banking Political Economic Country risk risk sector risk structure risk risk risk October BB BB B CC B BB 2011 Sovereign risk Stable: The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is not expected to face financing problems in 2012, as higher global [...]
