With the United States' first wave of economic sanctions on Iran already having a heavy impact on the Iranian economy, Jonathan Bell looks at how this will also affect the country’s relations with major international companies and trading partners.... as well as a look back at "the week that was"

Swiss ECA SERV has pulled off some major innovations in the bond markets - from guaranteeing a rouble bond refinancing to the Sergipe local currency bond deal earlier this year. And CEO Peter Gisler has plans for an even more proactive agency.

From the recent election in Pakistan to Trump’s tariffs, Dr. Rebecca Harding of Coreolis Technologies highlights the economic and political risk factors behind our latest Country Risk Ratings for Asia-Pacific and the Americas in the final two episodes of TXF’s Risky Business podcast series.

Earlier this summer TXF Global, the biggest event in the export finance industry, outlined the policy-driven relationships between ECAs and their host governments, as well as their increasingly important role in the internationalisation of SMEs.

In the latest episodes of TXF’s Risky Business podcast series, Dr. Rebecca Harding of Coreolis Technologies outlines and analyses the economic and political risk factors behind our latest Country Risk Ratings for MENA, Russia, Eurasia, Europe and Turkey in Q2 2018.