EUROMONEY COUNTRY RISK

Top story Sub-Saharan Africa Q1 results: Africa takes centre stage in the global search for yield Matthew Turn May 16, 2013

Improved access to capital markets (ATCM) and bank finance had a positive bearing on country risk scores for much of Africa during the first quarter of 2013. Country risk scores for Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, Mozambique and Tanzania improved in Q1, offering investors safer, though comparatively high-risk, portfolio options. In November 2012, Moody’s expanded its African rating coverage,

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