Sovereign Risk

Category: Financial Risk

What is Sovereign Risk?

Risk that a government may default on its financial obligations or restrict currency conversion.

Related terms

• Country Risk
• Credit Risk

More Financial Risk terms

• Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)
• Capital Planning
• Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
• Economic Capital
• Expected Shortfall (ES)
• Fair Value

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