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However, there are significant differences in the level of and balance among the determinants of credibility for the individual countries. Notably, three broad groups of&nbsp;countries can be identified:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Countries with most of the determinants at a level &lsquo;largely supportive&rsquo; to credibility; this includes the EU and its individual G20 members (France, Germany, Italy and the UK), as well as South Korea;<\/li>\n<li>Countries with most of the determinants at least &lsquo;moderately supportive&rsquo; to credibility, but&nbsp;displaying significant weakness in one of the determinants; this includes Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and the US;<\/li>\n<li>Countries that have scope to significantly increase their credibility across most determinants. 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