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Importantly, it indicates the maximum creditworthiness of a counterparty – no organisation can be more creditworthy than its home country’s central bank.
Sovereign risk indicates the maximum creditworthiness of a counterparty – no organisation can be more creditworthy than its home country’s central bank.


Sovereign risk also includes concepts such as expropriation, war and civil unrest.
Sovereign risk also includes concepts such as expropriation, war and civil unrest.
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The risk of losses arising from default on sovereign debt.
Sovereign risk can also mean the risk of losses arising from default on sovereign debt.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[Default]]
* [[Geopolitical risk]]
* [[Sovereign]]
* [[Sovereign]]
* [[Sovereign debt]]
* [[Sovereign debt]]


[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]
[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]

Revision as of 14:59, 7 April 2022

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Sovereign risk indicates the maximum creditworthiness of a counterparty – no organisation can be more creditworthy than its home country’s central bank.

Sovereign risk also includes concepts such as expropriation, war and civil unrest.


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Sovereign risk can also mean the risk of losses arising from default on sovereign debt.


See also