13 Nov 2018
Nicaragua: MLT premium category downgraded from 6/7 to 7/7
In accordance with the country risk classifications of the OECD Arrangement, Credendo has downgraded Nicaragua’s premium category for political ...
COUNTRIES : Nicaragua
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12 Nov 2018
Saudi Arabia: Prince facing backlash, putting his ambitions under pressure
Event One month after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, we start to get a ...
COUNTRY: Saudi Arabia
30 Oct 2018
Brazil: A new president opens a new era, for the better?
Event Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right lawmaker and former army captain, member of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), is the new President of Brazil. With ...
COUNTRY: Brazil
19 Oct 2018
South Africa: Hopes for recovery confronted with serious setbacks
Highlights The MLT risk classification was downgraded in 2016 following a series of shocks, structural domestic weaknesses and mismanagement. Low ...
COUNTRIES : South Africa
17 Oct 2018
India: Positive short-term economic outlook hindered by higher oil prices and currency pressures
Event This year, the Indian rupee (INR) has been one of Asia’s worst performing currencies with a loss of more than 15% against a strong US dollar ...
COUNTRY: India
16 Oct 2018
East Africa: Strong infrastructure investments push up public and external debt levels
Highlights Large infrastructure projects have been a strong driver of real GDP growth in East Africa. Due to the infrastructure investments the ...
12 Oct 2018
Hungary: A very open economy, vulnerable to protectionism measures
Strong growth performances From an economic perspective, Hungary has been performing well for a few years now. The year 2017 was no exception with a ...
COUNTRIES : Hungary
09 Oct 2018
Tunisia: Renewed political turmoil while IMF concludes fourth programme review
Event Last week, the IMF completed the Fourth Review of Tunisia’s Extended Fund Facility and made around USD 250 million available under ...
COUNTRY: Tunisia
04 Oct 2018
Côte d'Ivoire: Upgrade from 6/7 to 5/7 for medium- to long-term political risk
In line with Côte d’Ivoire’s strong economic performance, acceptable financial indicators and encouraging policy tendency, the medium- to ...
COUNTRIES : Côte d'Ivoire
28 Sep 2018
Maldives: Hope of change and democratic normalisation revived by the President’s electoral defeat
Event On 23 September the opposition alliance, led by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), won the presidential elections ...
COUNTRY: Maldives
28 Sep 2018
Short-term political risk, September 2018
In the framework of its regular review of short-term (ST) political risk classifications, Credendo has upgraded one country (Bahamas) and downgraded ...
20 Sep 2018
Iraq: Coalition formation dragging on while popular discontent increases
Event The coalition formation in Iraq has been dragging on since the May 2018 parliamentary elections. The incumbent prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, ...
COUNTRY: Iraq