RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Peru’s country risk closed today’s session at 1.79 percentage points, adjusted after the close, down five basis points from the previous session, according to the EMBI+ Peru calculated by investment bank JP Morgan.
Peru (1.79 percentage points) reported the lowest country risk in the region, followed by Mexico (2.43 points) and Brazil (3.25 points).
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The EMBI+ Peru is measured based on the difference between the average yield of Peruvian sovereign bonds and the yield of the U.S. Treasury bond.
Thus, it estimates the political risk and the possibility that a country may default on its payment obligations to international creditors.
