Q. Country risk

Searching for information on political risk, sovereign debt ratings, country credit ratings etc.:

• Business Source Ultimate
  See Country Reports:  Contains country reports from various publishers such as S&P Global, IHS Markit Ltd., and PRS Group (Political Risk Group). In the advanced search, enter the country name in the search box and limit the search by selecting ‘Country report’ under ‘Publication type’.

• Passport
  See Country Reports: Contains country PEST Analysis. Find country PEST analysis by navigating to: Economies > Explore Analysis > Choose “Economy, Finance and Trade” > Select “Country Report” > Choose your desired Geography.

• MarketLine
  Enter the country name in the search box and click on the ‘All research’ arrow to filter by ‘Country Profiles.’ You will retrieve a Country Analysis Report with in-depth PESTLE insights.

• Bloomberg Country Risk Assessment
  The Bloomberg Country Risk Assessment spreadsheet provides comprehensive, historical risk profiles and relative risk scores for more than 80 countries.
  
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  To view Bloomberg Country Risk tickers on Bloomberg terminal run: ECST S Bloomberg Country Risk. Individual sub-scores for currency (ALLX EICU), banking (ALLX EIBA), and sovereign risk (ALLX EISO) can be accessed as well.
  
  Country Risk Premium: Bloomberg calculates the country risk premium as the return on a country’s stock market minus the risk free rate (typically government bonds) for the country. A recent figure for the United States is 7.09% where the risk free rate is 2.78% (ten year U.S. bonds) and the market rate is 9.88% (return on the S&P 500). For access type CRP<GO>.
  
  World Market Risk: Retrieve market risk data by country or region. Type ‘MROV’ in the search box.

• Go to LSEG Workspace (formerly Refinitiv Workspace) (available at Barcelona and Madrid Libraries, or limited licenses for desktop application or web access). Search for “COUNTRY” and click on “Country Info”. Then, select the country you are interested in, and click on Sovereign Risk tab. LSEG Workspace provides current ratings by S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and StarMine Implied Rating

• OECD. Country Risk Classification  
  List of country risk classifications publicly available and published on the OECD website by Export Credit Agencies experts.

• Geopolitical Risk Index
  A measure of adverse geopolitical events and associated risks based on a tally of newspaper articles covering geopolitical tensions and examining their evolution and economic effects since 1900. Country-specific indexes are also provided for 44 different countries.

• Also take a look at Coface.com and BBVA Research on Country Risk.