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The radical transformation of emerging country risk
by Yves Zlotowski.
The chief economist at Coface, highlights the radical transformation of risks in emerging countries. While traditional country risk (sovereign risk, external vulnerability) has appreciably declined, three new risks are appearing and need to be monitored: political instability, creeping protectionism and banking credit.
Coface publishes on this topic, a detailed study, which you can see on this site.
Last changes on country risk assessments
| Country | Previous assessment | New assessment |
|---|---|---|
|
Belgium |
A2
|
A3 |
|
France |
A2
|
A3 |
|
Netherlands |
A2
|
A3 |
|
Tunisia |
A4 | A4
|
158 country evaluations, drawn up on the basis of macroeconomic, financial and political data, are made freely available.
Regularly updated, they provide an estimate of the average credit risk on a country’s businesses. This is an invaluable tool, giving an indication of a country’s potential influence on businesses’ financial commitments.
Our evaluations are based on:
- our macroeconomic expertise in assessing country risk,
- our contextual business expertise,
- our microeconomic expertise built up over 60 years of payment experience.
Our analyses use a seven-level ranking. In ascending order of risk, these are: A1, A2, A3, A4, B, C and D.
This search engine enables you to consult our comparative assessment tables:
- - by geographical regions,
- - by country assessment,
- - by business environment assessment.
Several criteria can be combined to filter your search.
Last changes on country risk assessments
Countries under negative watch list
Countries under positive watch list
| Country | Previous assessment | New assessment |
|---|---|---|
|
Belgium |
A2 | A3 |
|
France |
A2 | A3 |
|
Netherlands |
A2 | A3 |
Economic publications
ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE IN CONCENTRATED FORM
Coface’s “Panorama” publications aim to help businesses evaluate and guard against risks and make their decisions based on the most relevant, reliable and recent information.
Capitalising on the expertise of our economists, underwriters and specialists in business information and debt recovery, these publications have a dual objective:
- provide the reader with regular statistical monitoring by means of a quarterly indicator;
- offer content for reflection and analysis by focusing on a particular theme.
