May 29th, 2002, 4:28 pm
what is country risk? >>A general term for any additional risk incurred by an investor outside the country of issue relative to a domestic investor. It includes the risk of expropriation of foreign-owned assets, currency or capital controls, legal or tax bias against foreigners and other things. It should not include the risk of sovereign default, unless that default is selective against external debt, since sovereign default affects investors inside and outside the country.