Fitch Sovereign Ratings - foreign currency and local currency updates countries with coverage from Long-term foreign currency issuer and debt ratings, short-term foreign currency debt ratings, local currency issuer and debt ratings and country ceilings.

This updates covers 2 sources - F-RA1 and F-RA2 under Sovereign Credit Ratings dimension.

For further information you may visit: http://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/sector/SectorController.faces?sectorName=Sovereigns

Extracted from: http://www.fitchratings.com/web_content/ratings/sovereign_ratings_history.xls

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Country-Check updates 3 sources under World Development Indicators

 
High Tech exports % of manufactured exports covers 100+ countries that produces aeropsapce, copmuters, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments and electrical machinery on high R&D intensity.
 
For further information and data extraction: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS
 
Expenditures for R&D % of GDP - covers research, applied research and experimental development for both public and private in current and capital expenditures.
 
For further information and data extraction: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS
 
Participation In Education Tertiary. A gross percentage in number of School enrollment in Tertiary level on each country.
 
For further information and data extraction:
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR
 
The updates covers P-PSE3, P-PRD1 and P-PRD2.

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Country risk bandings can be set from 2 band system upto 5 risk band system providing Very High, High, Medium, Low and Very Low risk. Users can now manage the changes under User Profile - Risk Band Settings.

 

With this change, user has now the capability to disable double risk banding by selecting On and Off in this page.

 

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is no longer classifying offshore financial centers (OFC) as separate  from onshore financial centers.  The IMF's OFC Assessment Program will move into the general Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP).

http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2008/pn0882.htm

The IMF did publish an update of the OFC assessment in July of 2011 and this is what was used as a source in Country-Check.  It has been further reviewed and  the IMF has integrated OFC countries into the FSAP program.  The source will remain as a point of reference but will no longer be weighted.

http://www.imf.org/external/NP/ofca/OFCA.aspx

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OECD progress report made on 2nd November from the original process report 2nd April 2009, updated the latest list for Jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard and Jurisdictions that have committed to the internationally agreed tax standard but have not yet substantially implemented.
 
Countries are now grouped into 2 categories having the jurisdictions have not yet implemented, rated more riskier than countries who already implemented tax standards.
 
For more information and data extracted: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/0/43606256.pdf
 
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Tax Justice Network relased the latest Financial Secrecy Index. The 2011 results ranked 70+ countries and jurisdications that scored FSI - Value showcasing the higher score, is the more secretive jurisdiction.
 
For more information: http://www.financialsecrecyindex.com/index.html
 
Extracted from: http://www.financialsecrecyindex.com/2011results.html
 
 
The Ease of Doing Business from World Bank ranks 180+ countries benchmarked to June 2011. The higher ranking on the report provides the regulatory environment is more okay in operating or starting a business in the respective country.
 
For more information: http://www.doingbusiness.org/methodology
 
Extracted from: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
 
 
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The 8th Annual BSA Global software – Piracy report (2010), reflects emerging trends on Software piracy for 110+ economies.  The report highlights the loss of revenue of an estimated $59 Billion to Software piracy last year, due to the increase of PC sales to emerging markets and the impact on economies.
 
Country-Check updated its current source - S-CTG1 Piracy Rates and S-CTG2 Commercial Value of Unlicensed Software.
 
For further information please visit:
http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2010/
http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2010/downloads/study_pdf/2010_BSA_Piracy_Study-Standard.pdf
 
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The latest Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 has been released by the World Economic Forum. Country-Check gathered the data for Networked Readiness Index where 138 economies scored that showcases how countries are prepared for ICT environment in 3 aspects: the general business, regulatory and infrastructure environment for ICT.

Extracted from: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GITR_Report_2011.pdf

http://reports.weforum.org/global-information-technology-report/

http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness

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P-PSE5: Literacy - This reflects the Census Bureau percentages for the total population per Country.  The information is categorized by Country and the literacy ratio at a specified age and split into males and females.  However, consideration must be taken as standards may differ from Country to Country and low levels of Education and literacy may hinder the economic development of a Country. For more information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html

F-GDP1: GDP per Capita (PPP) - Ranks the countries based on the GDP on a purchasing power parity per the population of the country. For further information and data extracted from please visit: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html

F-NR1: Labor Force - Showing the total labor force of each country. For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2095rank.html

F-NR2: Oil - Production - Showing the total oil production in daily basis per barrels. For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2095rank.html

F-NR3: Oil - Exports - Total Crude oil and Oil products exported per barrels per day per country. For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2176rank.html

F-PV1: Poverty Line - Percentage of population that is below the poverty line per country in national estimates. The data is based on surveys of sub-groups. For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html

F-ED1: Debt - External - Total public and private debt that is repayable in currencies, goods or services that is internationally accepted. For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2079rank.html

F-ME1: Military Expenditures - % of GDP - showing the spending percentage of GDP for national defense program of each country. For further information and data extracted from please visit: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html

F-PD1: Public Debt - Total of all government borrowings in country's home currency, For further information and data extracted from please visit:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2186rank.html

The CIA The World factbook - Economic Aid - Recipient (F-DA1) has been removed as the source no longer exists

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Country-Check updates the 3 sources under Sovereign Credit Ratings into the latest data.
EIU Sovereign Ratings updates 120 countries/jurisdictions with rating from AAA to D on their prospective outlook.
 
For further information and data extracted from: http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=sovereign_ratings&rf=0

Fitch Sovereign Ratings - foreign currency and local currency updates for more than 100 countries with coverage from Long-term foreign currency issuer and debt ratings, short-term foreign currency debt ratings, local currency issuer and debt ratings and country ceilings.

For further information you may visit: http://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/sector/Sector.faces?selectedTab=Overview&Ne=4293330737%2b11&N=0
Extracted from: http://www.fitchratings.com/web_content/ratings/sovereign_ratings_history.xls

S-AML17 - FATF Member Country has been updated as well to add Curacao as the country part of the Kingdom of Netherlands.

Extracted from: http://www.fatf-gafi.org/document/52/0,3746,en_32250379_32236869_34027188_1_1_1_1,00.html
 
 

With the updated information from Aon, which highlights the 2011 Terrorism and Political Violence,  interactive World map, Country-Check updated its current source S-TM2 under Terrorism dimension.
 
Countries and Jurisdictions are rated through level of risk from Negligible, Low, Medium, High and Severe in accordance to their risk type categorized as follows - Insurrection, Rebellion, Civil War & War  Terrorism & Sabotage or SRCC & Malicious Damage.
   
For further information and data extracted from, please visit  http://www.aon.com/risk-services/political-risk-map2/map/Interactive_Risk_Map/2011_Terrorism_Political_Violence_Map/index.html

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