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THE HANDBOOK OF COUNTRY RISK 2003-2004:
A GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE
by Coface

“The book should be valuable to those involved with or interested in foreign trade, international
investment, or credit matters and insurance. Highly recommended. Upper-division
undergraduate through professional collections.”
- CHOICE

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“…an invaluable resource for any company engaged in international trade. It provides
up-to-date analysis of the risks involved in more than 140 countries…”
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph

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“An invaluable reference for anyone engaged in international trade.”
- Fraud Watch

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“The Handbook of Country Risk is an invaluable source for any company or organization
engaged in international trade. It provides up-to-date analysis of the risks involved in trading in
over 140 countries, giving each one a unique risk rating.

“For finance departments it highlights the key economic indicators and crucially assesses
the likelihood of payment default. And for business developers, it weighs the risks and
opportunities in emerging markets and gives industrial sector performance overviews from
across the developed and developing world.

“The Handbook will be of value to:
* Companies developing and expanding their international trade;
* Entrepreneurs and their advisors concerned with international investment;
* Anyone responsible for export decisions and international product launches;
* Finance officers responsible for credit risk and debt collection;
* Trade finance professionals in banking, insurance and reinsurance;
* Government agencies and business academics involved in trade development.”

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD: 2003, A Transition Year
François David, Chairman and Chief, Coface

INTRODUCTION: The Outlook for 2003-04: Jonathan Reuvid, Global Market
Briefings, Kogan Page

THE RATING SYSTEM

SECTORAL PANORAMA: S. Greisman and Dominique Fruchter, Coface Country
Risk and Economic Studies Department, Paris

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND WORLD TRADE:
Experts from Oxford Analytica, London

EUROPE
The Outlook for the Euro Area Economy and for the Economies of Central Europe and the
Baltic States: Experts from Oxford Analytica, London
The Range of Country @ratings in Europe: Alphabetical risk assessment of 44 European
countries from Albania to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia-Montenegro): S.
Greisman, J-D Daudier, D. Fruchter and Y. Zlotoswki, Coface Country Risk and Economic
Studies Department, Paris

THE AMERICAS
The US Economy: Experts from Oxford Analytica, London
The Range of Country @ratings in the Americas: Alphabetical risk assessment of 22
countries from Argentina to Venezuela: S. Greisman and O. Oechslin, Coface Country Risk
and Economic Studies Department, Paris

ASIA
The Outlook for South and South-East Asia: Experts from Oxford Analytica, London
The Range of Country @ratings in Asia: Alphabetical risk assessment of 22 countries from
Australia to Vietnam: S. Greisman and P. Paganelli, Coface Country Risk and Economic
Studies Department, Paris

NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
The Outlook for the “War Against Terror” and the Prospects for Iraq: Experts from Oxford
Analytica, London
The Range of Country @ratings in North Africa and Middle East: Alphabetical risk
assessment of 20 countries from Algeria to Yemen: S. Greisman and C. Monteil, Coface
Country Risk and Economic Studies Department, Paris

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Can Oil Constiture a New Source of Dynamism Capable of Driving Central African Growth in
2003?: L. Leenhardt, Macroeconomic Analysis Department, French Development Agency
The Range of Country @ratings for Sub-Saharan Africa: Alphabetical risk assessment of 33
countries from Angola to Zimbabwe: S. Greisman and B. Lignereux, Coface Country Risk and
Economic Studies Department, Paris

Acronym Table and Lexicon

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

“With over 78,000 clients in 99 countries, Coface Group is one of the world leaders in credit
protection and number one in insurable business ratings with @rating. It is also a leader in
the provision of credit information, drawn from its global network of offices and partnerships
and from an astounding database, updated in real time, of 41 million companies. Coface has
been supporting the development of international trade for over 50 years.”

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2003-2004, 395 pages. Order #DR720.
Special Order Item.
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