The Country Risk Concept
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The expression “country risk” emerged in the United States in the 1960s. Its meaning has evolved over time, without any definition ever really being settled on.
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It is sometimes confused with sovereign risk, but country risk is, in fact, a broader concept; it encompasses social and environmental risks too, for example. Various players – specialist agencies, banks, etc. – endeavor to evaluate country risk; however, results vary considerably depending on the methodology used.
Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 80, No. 2, Summer 2015
