The fault lines in the eurozone periphery economies and banking systems are unearthing rising levels of corruption risk, according to Euromoney’s country risk survey.

Fears over domestic overheating combined with rising eurozone risks have triggered a decline in Turkey's risk metrics, according to Euromoney Country Risk's proprietary indicators.

Brics country risk has been rising during the past year, according to Euromoney’s country risk survey. Sentiment toward India has deteriorated the most, yet Russia is still regarded as the riskiest of the Brics five.

Credit where it's due: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's push to introduce consumption taxes - to deal with the country's debt dynamics - is likely to secure his legacy, even if his tenure proves short, argues Euromoney Country Risk contributor Ieisha Montgomery.

Euromoney Country Risk's proprietary indicators highlight shifts in banking risk in Latin America.

Egypt's creditworthiness is falling - undermining its access to capital - amid a fraught political transition, according to Euromoney Country Risk's proprietary indicators.

This week, Euromoney Country Risk’s proprietary rankings tell the story of the shifting political and macroeconomic fortunes of these four key markets.

South Africa remains the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region’s safest sovereign, according to Euromoney’s country risk survey (ECR), but Botswana might be about to overtake the region’s star performer if recent trends persist. And Namibia and Ghana are also worth watching.

Jean Lemierre, the current advisor to the chairman of BNP Paribas, struck a contrarian tone when he branded the Greek deal a "success" while the IIF sounded the alarm over the precedent set by the subordination of private creditors in favour of the official sector, in comments at its spring conference