
Country risk: Morocco’s investment grade in doubt
The sovereign borrower still struggles to convince the experts as the elections draw near.
The sovereign borrower still struggles to convince the experts as the elections draw near.
The decision to reassign Hungary’s investment grade will bring delight to Budapest, bringing the sovereign borrower correctly in line with Romania, but S&P needs to take note – Euromoney’s country risk survey is shining the spotlight on another country that is closely aligned.
Continuing engagement with the IMF is a positive sign, but it’s a long way back as the economic, political and security risks are still sky-high.
Poland’s declining risk score trend in Euromoney’s survey signals the rating agency is lagging experts in the field.
The borrower will not challenge Indian safety for the foreseeable future, but faith in the emerging market (EM) is justified by its improving risk score.