Country Risk Rating

Mongolia's political landscape faces major changes over our forecast horizon, as the country grows as a dominant mining power in the global mineral resource supply chain. In particular,... 2011-08-30

With Russia recently marking the 20th anniversary of the break-up of the Soviet Union we note that the risk of an eventual break-up of Russia itself cannot be discounted entirely,... 2011-08-30

We remain reaffirmed in our belief that a direct military confrontation between both sides is unlikely. While we have previously noted that Azerbaijan is more uncomfortable with the... 2011-08-30

The election of the former pro-Russian vice-president Alexander Ankvab as president of Abkhazia, Georgia's contested breakaway province to the West, raises the spectre of increasing... 2011-08-30

Despite continued investor interest in gaining access to Turkmenistan's economy, in particular the hydrocarbons sector, we hold to our view that the Central Asian state suffers from... 2011-08-24

Pakistan has expressed a desire to improve cooperation with Uzbekistan in a bid to increase trade volumes between the two countries. The statement of intent came at a meeting between... 2011-08-23

A total of 40 people have been found guilty of their connection with July 7's explosions at an ammunition depot in Abadan, Turkmenistan, according to a website run by the country's... 2011-08-22

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Strong Ukraine party, Sergiy Tihipko announced on August 16 the merger between his own party and the lead ruling coalition party, the Party of... 2011-08-19

Moldova's Prime Minister Vlad Filat met with Azerbaijan's ambassador to the country, Namig Hasan Oglu Aliyev in Moldova's capital city of Chisinau on July 29 in order to discuss greater... 2011-08-19

Mongolia's mining boom pits the government's mining and economic development policy on a collision course with the largely farm-based local population over the coming years, with major... 2011-07-26