ECR survey results Q2 2017: Russia, India, rest of Asia back on radar; Portugal most improved
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ECR survey results Q2 2017: Russia, India, rest of Asia back on radar; Portugal most improved

Euromoney’s latest Country Risk Survey shows a gradual rebalancing of risk scores this year, as the aftershocks of the global banking and sovereign debt crises wear off, political risks tied to the European electoral cycle fade, and capital access improves for EMs.

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In total, 80 of the 186 countries surveyed by Euromoney have been downgraded for the year so far, but 79 are upgraded with the remainder unchanged.

Leading the improvement is Portugal, gaining almost four points this year, and climbing nine places in Euromoney’s global risk rankings, with the economy recovering smartly.

The average global risk score for 186 countries in the survey has fallen slightly to its lowest level since Q3 2014, but generally investor risk has stabilised since the global financial turmoil in 2007/08 and the sovereign debt crisis of 2010.

The rebalancing of country risk scores reflects a ‘broad brush’ tightening of sovereign CDS spreads, and signals a very gradual shift in favour of credit rating upgrades rather than downgrades.

This year has seen improved risk scores for emerging markets (EMs) attracting $18 billion of capital inflows in June according to the Institute of International Finance, most notably in Asia.

However, debt problems and political instability have seen worsening scores for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jamaica has fallen 11 places in the risk rankings this year, second only to Suriname.

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