BlackRock: Nordic debt still among the safest

Investment and asset management corporation BlackRock Inc updated its index of sovereign risk. This BSRI Index is updated quarterly and lists 44 countries that issue government bonds. Several variables are used to determine the rankings. Nordic countries are still crème de la crème with Norway way ahead at the top. Sweden places third, Finland comes in fourth as the highest rated Eurozone country. Denmark comes in at number 9. More information is here.