Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The reason why debt rescheduling was more common than debt repudiation before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of foreign bonds, while today it predominantly takes the form of bank loans. 
B) The reason why debt rescheduling was more common than debt repudiation before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of bank loans, while today it predominantly takes the form of foreign bonds. 
C) The reason why debt repudiation was more common than debt rescheduling before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of bank loans, while today it predominantly takes the form of foreign bonds. 
D) The reason why debt repudiation was more common than debt rescheduling before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of foreign bonds, while today it predominantly takes the form of bank loans. 
A) The reason why debt rescheduling was more common than debt repudiation before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of foreign bonds, while today it predominantly takes the form of bank loans. 
B) The reason why debt rescheduling was more common than debt repudiation before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of bank loans, while today it predominantly takes the form of foreign bonds. 
C) The reason why debt repudiation was more common than debt rescheduling before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of bank loans, while today it predominantly takes the form of foreign bonds. 
D) The reason why debt repudiation was more common than debt rescheduling before World War II is because back then, international debt had predominantly taken the form of foreign bonds, while today it predominantly takes the form of bank loans.

Question 2

Debt moratorium refers to a clause that allows the lender to call in the debt during a particular period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Lenders considering lending money to a firm in another country only need to consider the firm's credit standing

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

LDC debt can be bought and sold in secondary markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following are benefits that accrue to the lender resulting from rescheduling?

Accepted Answer

A) increase of consumption 
B) tax benefits 
C) lower present value payments 
D) loans become similar to long-term bonds 
A) increase of consumption 
B) tax benefits 
C) lower present value payments 
D) loans become similar to long-term bonds

Question 6

A possible reason for the high systematic risk of debt service ratio (DSR) is the:

Accepted Answer

A) tendency of world commodity prices to reflect non-similar economic conditions 
B) sensitivity of this ratio to rising nominal and real interest rates in the developed countries 
C) tendency of prices and world demands for commodities to reflect simultaneously economic conditions 
D) discretionary nature of money supply growth for LDC governments 
A) tendency of world commodity prices to reflect non-similar economic conditions 
B) sensitivity of this ratio to rising nominal and real interest rates in the developed countries 
C) tendency of prices and world demands for commodities to reflect simultaneously economic conditions 
D) discretionary nature of money supply growth for LDC governments

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's total investments to its GDP. 
B) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's real investments to its total foreign currency obligations. 
C) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's total investments to its imports. 
D) None of the listed options are correct. 
A) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's total investments to its GDP. 
B) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's real investments to its total foreign currency obligations. 
C) The investment ratio is the ratio of a country's total investments to its imports. 
D) None of the listed options are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on economic ratios for each country. 
B) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on political ratios for each country. 
C) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on industry performance ratios for each country. 
D) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on financial performance ratios for each country. 
A) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on economic ratios for each country. 
B) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on political ratios for each country. 
C) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on industry performance ratios for each country. 
D) The most common approach to evaluating country risk among large FIs is to develop sovereign country risk scoring models based on financial performance ratios for each country.

Question 9

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Rescheduling is changing the contractual terms of a loan, such as the maturity and interest payments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following are reasons why debt rescheduling is more likely than debt repudiation?

Accepted Answer

A) There are fewer FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders. 
B) Many international loan syndicates comprise the same groups of FIs, increasing the probability of consensus in case of rescheduling. 
C) There are more FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders. 
D) There are fewer FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders and many international loan syndicates comprise the same groups of FIs, increasing the probability of consensus in case of rescheduling only. 
A) There are fewer FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders. 
B) Many international loan syndicates comprise the same groups of FIs, increasing the probability of consensus in case of rescheduling. 
C) There are more FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders. 
D) There are fewer FIs in any international lending syndicate compared to the number of bondholders and many international loan syndicates comprise the same groups of FIs, increasing the probability of consensus in case of rescheduling only.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true in relation to the Euromoney Country Risk Index?

Accepted Answer

A) The Euromoney Country Risk Index is based on a large number of economic and political factors, including a country's economic characteristics, political characteristics, structural characteristics, access to capital and credit ratings, and debt indicators. 
B) The Euromoney Country Risk Index is based on the spread in the Euromarket of the required interest rate on a country's debt over the LIBOR, adjusted for the volume and maturity of the issue. 
C) The Euromoney Country Risk Index weighs subjective scores allocated by rating officers by the exposure of each bank to the country in question. 
D) None of the listed options are correct. 
A) The Euromoney Country Risk Index is based on a large number of economic and political factors, including a country's economic characteristics, political characteristics, structural characteristics, access to capital and credit ratings, and debt indicators. 
B) The Euromoney Country Risk Index is based on the spread in the Euromarket of the required interest rate on a country's debt over the LIBOR, adjusted for the volume and maturity of the issue. 
C) The Euromoney Country Risk Index weighs subjective scores allocated by rating officers by the exposure of each bank to the country in question. 
D) None of the listed options are correct.

Question 13

What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using scoring models to assess country risk?

Accepted Answer

By far the most common approach to evalu

Question 14

Which of the following describes debt moratoria?

Accepted Answer

A) Delay in repaying interest and/or principal on debt because of government prohibition of such action. 
B) Special reserves created on the balance sheet against which to write off bad loans. 
C) The official terminology for a sovereign loan rescheduling. 
D) Debt issued by an LDC that is swapped for an outstanding loan to that LDC. 
A) Delay in repaying interest and/or principal on debt because of government prohibition of such action. 
B) Special reserves created on the balance sheet against which to write off bad loans. 
C) The official terminology for a sovereign loan rescheduling. 
D) Debt issued by an LDC that is swapped for an outstanding loan to that LDC.

Question 15

What are the costs and benefits of rescheduling for the lenders and for the borrowers?

Accepted Answer

The costs and benefits of rescheduling f

Question 16

The Heritage Foundation defines 'economic freedom' as 'the absence of government coercion or constraint on the production, distribution or consumption of goods and services beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty itself'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The sovereign risk assessment methods most commonly used by large FIs are logit and probit models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) There should be a positive relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
B) There should be a negative relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
C) There should be no relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
D) The relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling depends on a set of variables relating to the borrowing country. 
A) There should be a positive relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
B) There should be a negative relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
C) There should be no relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling. 
D) The relationship between the size of a country's debt service ratio and the probability of rescheduling depends on a set of variables relating to the borrowing country.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its debt. 
B) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its assets. 
C) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its imports. 
D) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its exports. 
A) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its debt. 
B) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its assets. 
C) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its imports. 
D) The debt service ratio is the ratio of a country's interest and amortisation obligations to the value of its exports.

Which of the following statements is true?

Debt moratorium refers to a clause that allows the lender to call in the debt during a particular period.

Lenders considering lending money to a firm in another country only need to consider the firm's credit standing

LDC debt can be bought and sold in secondary markets.

Which of the following are benefits that accrue to the lender resulting from rescheduling?

A possible reason for the high systematic risk of debt service ratio (DSR) is the:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency reserves.

Rescheduling is changing the contractual terms of a loan, such as the maturity and interest payments.

Which of the following are reasons why debt rescheduling is more likely than debt repudiation?

Which of the following statements is true in relation to the Euromoney Country Risk Index?

What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using scoring models to assess country risk?

Which of the following describes debt moratoria?

What are the costs and benefits of rescheduling for the lenders and for the borrowers?

The Heritage Foundation defines 'economic freedom' as 'the absence of government coercion or constraint on the production, distribution or consumption of goods and services beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty itself'.

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency obligations.

The sovereign risk assessment methods most commonly used by large FIs are logit and probit models.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

Why Are Financial Institutions Special

The Financial Service Industry: Depository Institutions

The Financial Service Industry: Other Financial Institutions

Risks of Financial Institutions

Interest Rate Risk Measurement: The Repricing Model

Interest Rate Risk Measurement: the Duration Model

Managing Interest Rate Risk Using Off-Balance-Sheet Instruments

Managing Interest Rate Risk Using Securitisation

Market Risk

Credit Risk I: Individual Loan Risk

Credit Risk II: Loan Portfolio and Concentration Risk

Foreign Exchange Risk

Liquidity Risk

Liability and Liquidity Management

Off-Balance-Sheet Activities

Technology and Other Operational Risks

Capital Management and Adequacy

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Exam 12: Sovereign Risk

Which of the following statements is true?

Debt moratorium refers to a clause that allows the lender to call in the debt during a particular period.

Lenders considering lending money to a firm in another country only need to consider the firm's credit standing

LDC debt can be bought and sold in secondary markets.

Which of the following are benefits that accrue to the lender resulting from rescheduling?

A possible reason for the high systematic risk of debt service ratio (DSR) is the:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency reserves.

Rescheduling is changing the contractual terms of a loan, such as the maturity and interest payments.

Which of the following are reasons why debt rescheduling is more likely than debt repudiation?

Which of the following statements is true in relation to the Euromoney Country Risk Index?

What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using scoring models to assess country risk?

Which of the following describes debt moratoria?

What are the costs and benefits of rescheduling for the lenders and for the borrowers?

The Heritage Foundation defines 'economic freedom' as 'the absence of government coercion or constraint on the production, distribution or consumption of goods and services beyond the extent necessary for citizens to protect and maintain liberty itself'.

The import ratio is the ratio of a country's imports to its total foreign currency obligations.

The sovereign risk assessment methods most commonly used by large FIs are logit and probit models.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

Why Are Financial Institutions Special

The Financial Service Industry: Depository Institutions

The Financial Service Industry: Other Financial Institutions

Risks of Financial Institutions

Interest Rate Risk Measurement: The Repricing Model

Interest Rate Risk Measurement: the Duration Model

Managing Interest Rate Risk Using Off-Balance-Sheet Instruments

Managing Interest Rate Risk Using Securitisation

Market Risk

Credit Risk I: Individual Loan Risk

Credit Risk II: Loan Portfolio and Concentration Risk

Foreign Exchange Risk

Liquidity Risk

Liability and Liquidity Management

Off-Balance-Sheet Activities

Technology and Other Operational Risks

Capital Management and Adequacy

Filters