Fears are growing that poor growth in the UK will result in a ratings downgrade by 2015, triggering a debate about the outlook for the gilts market.

Weaker than Dominican Republic but slightly stronger than Liberia and Bolivia.

Lithuania's economic rebound is remarkable amid the eurozone storm.

In relative terms, Sub-Saharan Africa has the momentum over its more developed eurozone peers when it comes to repricing risk, a boon for African sovereign issuance in the coming months.

High external financing requirements cloud Egypt's fiscal outlook.

Moroccan’s political risk profile has improved but it’s a different story for the economy.

Venezuela’s political and economic future hangs in the balance as analysts mull President Hugo Chavez’s October re-election prospects.

Better fiscal health and international financing have served to boost Armenia’s risk profile.

When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, few investors envisaged that the newly created republics would compete with their more westernized, democratic and reform-minded neighbours in central and eastern Europe. Two decades on, however, several – including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan – are developing at a rapid pace.

The eurozone is leading most areas of the world in declining ECR scores, according to Euromoney’s country risk survey. The rise in risk is not as steep as in 2011, but it is a source of anxiety for ECR’s 400 experts.

Low government debt and a stable banking system make Sweden the envy of the world.

A look at some of the more-effective fiscal policymakers over the past year from Colombia, Philippines, Poland to Saudi Arabia.

Euromoney, working in conjunction with Euromoney Country Risk, profiles the global policymaking landscape.