Country Risk definition

Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country.
Country Risk means the risk of investing or holding assets in a particular country or market, including, but not limited to, risks arising from: nationalization, expropriation or other governmental actions; the country's financial infrastructure, including prevailing custody and settlement practices; laws applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Financial Assets and cash held in custody; the regulation of the banking and securities industries, including changes in market rules; currency restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; and market conditions affecting the orderly execution of securities transactions or the value of assets.
Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country. The factors include but are not limited to risks arising from the country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country); prevailing or developing custody, tax and settlement practices; nationalization, expropriation or other government actions; currency restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; market conditions affecting the orderly execution of securities transactions or the value of assets; the regulation of the banking and securities industries, including changes in market rules; and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country.

Examples of Country Risk in a sentence

  • The Custodian shall be without liability to any Fund or Portfolio for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk (as defined in Section 3 hereof), including without limitation nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war, revolution, riots or terrorism.

  • Except as may arise from the Custodian’s own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct or the negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct of a Foreign Sub-Custodian, the Custodian shall be without liability to each Customer for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk.

  • For purposes of this Section 3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.

  • For purposes of this Section 3.2, the Board of each applicable Customer shall be deemed to have considered and determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the applicable Customer.


More Definitions of Country Risk

Country Risk means systemic risks of holding assets in a particular country including but not limited to (a) such country’s financial infrastructure; (b) such country’s prevailing custody and settlement practices; (c) nationalization, expropriation or other governmental actions; (d) such country’s regulation of the banking or securities industry; (e) currency controls, restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; and (f) market conditions which affect the orderly execution of securities transactions or affect the value of securities.
Country Risk shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3.2 of the Custody Agreement.
Country Risk all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country's financial infrastructure (including Securities Depositories), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices and laws applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Assets held in custody.
Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country's political environment; economic and financial infrastructure (including any Mandatory Securities Depositories operating in the country); prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices; laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country; and factors comprising the "prevailing country risk", including the effects of foreign law on the safekeeping of Portfolio assets, the likelihood of expropriation, nationalization, freezing, or confiscation of a Portfolio's assets and any reasonably foreseeable difficulties in repatriating a Portfolio's assets.
Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Foreign Securities Depositories operating in that country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country; provided, however, that “Country Risk” shall not include the custody or settlement practices and procedures of an Eligible Fund Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager that are not substantially consistent with prevailing practices in the country in which the Foreign Assets are held or to be held by such Eligible Fund Custodian.
Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country's political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country; provided, however, that Country Risk shall not include custody or settlement practices, proceedings or risks of an Eligible Foreign Custodian employed by the Foreign Custody Manager that are not prevailing or developing practices in the country in which the Foreign Assets are held.
Country Risk means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any securities depositories or clearing systems operating in that country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, governmental actions, market conditions which affect the orderly execution of transactions or affect the value of assets, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping or recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country; provided, however, that “Country Risk” shall not include the custody or settlement practices and procedures of a Foreign Sub-Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager that are not substantially consistent with prevailing practices in the country in which the Foreign Assets are held or to be held by such Foreign Sub-Custodian. The Custodian’s responsibilities with respect to selection of Foreign Sub-Custodians do not include consideration of Country Risk, except to the extent necessary for the Custodian to perform its duties under Section 4.2.