Country Risk today is on the front-page of newspapers all around the world: debt crisis, terrorism, political upheaval, exchange rate volatility, oil price roller coaster, trade protectionism, corruption, you name it. Country risk is everywhere, including where you don’t expect it to be! You cannot ignore it and you can’t live without it whatever your professional activities.
What makes Country Risk a fascinating topic to tackle is the combination of country and risk. It is a complex issue given that it brings together a number of parameters, including economic, financial, socio-political and global issues, often interconnected! Now, the good news is that whether you are a student or a seasoned executive, this seminar will help you analyze and manage it. We shall assess the root causes of a country’s volatility, looking at its history, its values, its culture, its political and institutional system, its macroeconomic framework, and last but not least the crucial issue of governance.
- Introduction SOPHIA CAMPUS
- Introduction PARIS CAMPUS
- What is risk about
- Academic approaches to risk and crisis
- Academic debates on Global Risks
- What is Country Risk all about
- Global risk and wealth gap
- Country Risk Economic Intelligence
- Balance of Payments- Current account
- Current account deficit adjustment
- Capital account & External financing
- Balance of payments and external debt
- Country risk and debt crisis
- Paris & London Clubs of foreign creditors
- Debt restructuring negotiations
- Political risk analysis I
- Political risk analysis II
- Sovereign credit ratings
- Country risk ratings
- Country risk mitigation
- Country risk and early warning indicators
- Country risk glossary