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Sovereign Risk Sovereign risk (also known as political risk, or country risk) is the added dimension of risk associated with doing business internationally. Sovereign risk exists in addition to the more common form of credit risk referred to as commercial risk. (Commercial risk involves the risk that the buyer will be unwilling or financially unable to make payment to the seller). Sovereign risk involves events that are beyond a foreign customer's ability to control, and include:
Source: Michael Dennis, author of "Credit and Collection Handbook" available at the NACM Bookstore. |
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