Country risk poll September 2007: Positive feeling

   The above tables take into account scores for each country's:    Political risk    Economic performance    Debt indicators    Debt in default or rescheduled     Country credit ratings    Access to bank finance    Access to short-term finance    Access to capital markets    Discount on forfaiting     (click on any of the above terms to view the appropriate rating methodology)MethodologyCountry risk and the global economyOVERALL RATINGS IN this September’s country risk survey reflect increased optimism among analysts polled by Euromoney, despite fears of a worldwide economic slowdown, and concerns related to sub-prime mortgages in the US. The average rating has increased to 50.29, an improvement of 2.41. Commodity prices are expected to remain strong and continue to boost figures for many countries. For example, in Nigeria violence in the Niger delta is still a risk, but a...