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country risk

British

noun

commerce the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made

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Financing multibillion-dollar projects remains costly because of Argentina’s high country risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Fitch Solutions, which provides research on country risk and industries, said on Tuesday it expected global auto sales to drop 5.4% in 2022, before bouncing back only partly in 2023.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

“Any quantitative model of country risk has built this into ratings,” says Timothy Ash, an emerging market strategist at the fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

“Testing plans are defined based on a risk assessment taking into account the country risk, athlete risk, physiological risk, intelligence and previous anti-doping violations,” Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021

“A sustained disruption of activity in the U.S. will likely lead to disruptions to manufacturing activity in China,” said Darren Tay, a country risk analyst for Fitch Solutions, in an email.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2020

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