Country Risk Climate: Trends To Keep An Eye On

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized | 0 |

Switzerland – a deal with the UK on secret bank accounts;

Trinidad-&-Tobago – a limited state of emergency to fight crime and drug trafficking;

Venezuela – if you can’t beat inflation, can you just outlaw it?

Japan – Moody’s has downgraded the country’s credit rating!

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