CRP
Country Risk Premium
Short definition
Country risk premium is the slice of local default, transfer and macro risk added to a developed-market Rf + global ERP skeleton. If local Rf already embeds that risk, CRP is not added again.
Detailed explanation
Sources: sovereign CDS, bond spreads, rating tables. Lambda (exposure to country risk) can be below 1 for an exporter.
Using CRP in Ke, in Kd and as a cash-flow haircut three times destroys value. Pick one channel.
Why it matters for the CFO
It is the most often double-counted line in a Turkey valuation. The method footnote matters as much as EV.
How it is calculated
Ke ≈ Rf_gelişmiş + β × ERP_küresel + CRP (Rf yerel ise CRP çoğu kez 0)
Variables in the formula
- CRP: Additional country risk premium
How to read it
Local 10Y 28%, US 10Y 4% → raw spread 24 points; do not write CRP until you have split how much is ERP/inflation divergence.
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