Country risk March 2006

Oil producers strike it rich, but long-term issues remain

The high price of oil highlights the fact that many economies are too reliant on raw materials exports, with governments creating unfavourable conditions for foreign investment through neglect or for political reasons. Florian Neuhof looks at the main drivers behind Euromoney’s latest country risk poll.

Find out which countries remain the key focus, why there is a concern over leftward shifts in certain regions, how oil producers strike it rish, but long- term issues remain, who is a big risk factor and most importantly how each country rank.

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By Florian Neuhof

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THE SOARING PRICE of oil is a key risk to the global economy, but it has boosted the national balance sheets of the emerging market countries that are major producers of crude.

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