BMI Sovereign Ratings

In our last quarterly sovereign risk appraisal in December, we titled the report 'As Good As It Gets?' and we feel that the events of Q107 have borne out this view. Our view throughout... 2007-03-16

Across our CEE sovereign risk universe one thing is for certain: it is going to be another year of very strong growth in the region. The only notable exception to the 4%+ growth rates... 2006-12-14

The key finding of our September BMI Sovereign Risk Ratings survey for Emerging Europe is that there has been a marginal deterioration in credit quality in emerging Europe over 2006.... 2006-09-19

In the Emerging Europe ratings universe, our two top rated sovereigns offer a series of interesting contrasts. Both are rated in the B category, Russia at B+4 (composite total: 77)... 2006-06-02

The key theme of the first EMEA sovereign risk rating is the strong ratings accorded to countries which have restructured their foreign debt in recent years. Leading the pack is Russia,... 2006-03-10