{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fixed Interests","title":"Political Risk in Sovereign Ratings","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/043a6f6f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":430,"description":"Political risk is a key determinant of sovereign creditworthiness, Ed Parker, Head of EMEA Sovereign Ratings and James McCormack, Global Head of Sovereign Ratings, say.\n\nThey highlight that political and governance issues were the driving or supporting factors in a cumulative 47% of sovereign downgrades, rating crises, or defaults from 1997 to present. They point to current political events that may negatively affect ratings such as:\n\n•\tActivity in the Korean Peninsula\n•\tThe Gulf and wider Middle Eastern tensions\n•\tUS withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal\n•\tGlobal oil prices","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0wWncPDWgWzHoZDI-KCA6VhqC9YGSf2lbNuf8sV9Ed4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MzM3LzE2MTU0/MTU1NzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}