From Longman Business Dictionaryrisk analysisˈrisk aˌnalysis1ACCOUNTING when you calculate how much risk there is of not being paid if you supply a company in a foreign country with goods or services2BANKING when a bank calculates how much risk there is of not being paid if it makes a loan to a foreign countryDespite the use of country risk analysis, it must be admitted that competition for loan business has sometimes encouraged banks to indulge in unwise lending.3MANUFACTURING when a check is made on a factory to see that it is operating safelyThe plant, which treats hazardous wastes, had a risk analysis carried out last year in response to public concern. —risk analyst noun [countable]A bank’s country risk analysts must consider a country’s political structure. → analysis
