E-RISC: A New Angle on Sovereign Credit Risk

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Issue Date: 19 November 2012

The report suggests that tome countries’ sovereign debt ratings may be less robust than many investors may realize, if depletion of natural resources are taken into account. Loss of soils, forests and fisheries, as well as rising resource costs, are likely to become increasingly important to a nation’s economic health, and may affect its ability to repay or refinance sovereign debt.

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