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China is one of the developing world's riskiest economies for investors because of its poor performance on environmental, social and governance issues, reports new research from Eiris.
This year's Country Sustainability Profiles for investors in sovereign wealth bonds, which compares countries likely to play key roles in global development in the near future, ranks China among the world's worst performers on CSR.
Eiris says: 'The poor performance of China, particularly in the area of governance but also scoring low on environmental indicators, should be of particular concern to investors, given that its economy is due to overtake the US as the world's largest over the next 20 years.'
Egypt and Vietnam were, with China, considered the riskiest emerging economies, though Eiris says Thailand should also worry investors in sovereign wealth bonds because of its political instability and its downgraded credit rating.
The best-performing emerging market countries were Brazil and Mexico, which both scored higher on environmental indicators than the US.
This year's Country Sustainability Profiles for investors in sovereign wealth bonds, which compares countries likely to play key roles in global development in the near future, ranks China among the world's worst performers on CSR.
Eiris says: 'The poor performance of China, particularly in the area of governance but also scoring low on environmental indicators, should be of particular concern to investors, given that its economy is due to overtake the US as the world's largest over the next 20 years.'
Egypt and Vietnam were, with China, considered the riskiest emerging economies, though Eiris says Thailand should also worry investors in sovereign wealth bonds because of its political instability and its downgraded credit rating.
The best-performing emerging market countries were Brazil and Mexico, which both scored higher on environmental indicators than the US.
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