G-Grade Q2 2020: Country Risk Analysis
Since AU Group created the G-Grade (Country Risk Measurement Tool) at the end of 2014, we had never previously experienced such a massive wave of country risk rating downgrades. Indeed, with 29 countries downgraded by more than 0.5 points, the severe consequences of the COVID 19 health crisis are laid bare in this quarterly update.
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Reverse Factoring
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