RISKS BACK ON RADAR IN EMERGING COUNTRIES, SAYS COFACE

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March 26, 2013

PARIS - Despite resilient growth, estimated at 5.1% in 2013, and improved sovereign and external fundamentals, emerging country risks have not disappeared altogether, but have changed form, according to credit insurer Coface. “Three major risks now weigh on emerging markets,” Coface says. “Politically, tensions have sharpened, illustrated by protests in North Africa and the Middle East, and now also in Russia and India. Economically, we are seeing a rise in protectionist measures.