Country Risk Rating

High inflationary pressures previously crimped household demand, with disposable wage growth (adjusted for inflation) only recently pushing back into positive growth territory on a... 2011-10-26

Georgia's short-term economic risk rating has remained unchanged this month, as we continue to see strong signs of robust economic growth in 2011. That said, looking further ahead,... 2011-10-26

Heads of CIS states, including Ukraine, concluded a free-trade zone agreement in October, creating a customs union between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,... 2011-10-26

Negotiations aimed at resolving Moldova's frozen conflict with Transdniester are set to resume under the so-called 5+2 format, after a five-year hiatus. The announcement came in September,... 2011-10-26

We are upgrading our short-term political risk rating for Armenia on account of falling inflation and improvements in the country's labour market. Our latest upgrade has seen the 'social... 2011-09-27

Rising consumer price inflation in Mongolia has prompted us to revise down our 'social stability' rating to 57.5 from 67.5 previously (out of 100), due to the elevated risk of heightened... 2011-09-27

President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met with his French counterpart, Nicholas Sarkozy, on September 19. Sarkozy congratulated Nazarbayev on the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's... 2011-09-27

The United Nations has reportedly made a request to the Belarusian government that all political prisoners currently being held should be released in light of reports suggesting widespread... 2011-09-26

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov has stated that Kyrgyzstan should join the Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) Customs Union to simplify the border-crossing process for Kyrgyz... 2011-09-21

Tajikistan, in unison with China, Russia and Uzbekistan, has proposed a 'code of conduct' for the internet to the United Nations. The proposal would be voluntary and pledges support... 2011-09-21