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A motivation for banks in emerging economies to adapt agency ratings when assessing corporate credit

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2019
Background: This article considers whether South African banks should utilise the credit ratings provided by US-based credit rating agencies when assessing the creditworthiness of corporate borrowers.
Tanja Verster, Riaan de Jongh, Simon Greenberg, Erika Fourie, Dries de Wet   +4 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on credit ratings: Application of the through-the-cycle approach [PDF]

Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
The objective of this study was to analyze how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the determinants and predictability of the domestic credit rating issued by Fitch Ratings in Argentina.
Dante Domingo Terreno, María Eugenia Donadille   +1 more
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The corporate credit rating changes and firm returns in a transitional economy: A case of South Africa

South African Journal of Business Management, 2019
Background: Investors depend on rating agencies to provide an independent assessment of the ability of companies operating in the transition economy to meet their debt obligations.
Thabang Mokoaleli-Mokoteli
doaj   +1 more source

An Evaluation of Credit Rating Agencies, Credit Ratings, and Credit Default Swaps

Bucak İşletme Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023
Investors face different risks in international markets than in national ones. Effective risk management can help protect investors from these risks in global markets. Various indicators and financial instruments are utilized in risk management. Credit rating agencies assess the risk level of institutions or organizations in global markets and provide ...
Faruk DAYI, Ashraf TANTOUN
openaire   +1 more source

An Equilibrium Model of Credit Rating Agencies [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
We develop a model of credit rating agencies (CRAs) based on reputation concerns. Ratings affect investors' choice and, thereby, also issuers' access to funding and default risk. We show that - in equilibrium - the informational content of credit ratings is inferior to that of CRAs' private information.
Holden, Steinar, Natvig, Gisle James, Vigier, Adrien   +2 more
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Comparative characteristics of the Standard&Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch ratings

Вестник университета
The activities of the leading international credit rating agencies Standard&Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s and Fitch, peculiarities of their work and existing differences have been considered.
O. B. Anikin, V. D. Sheshin
doaj   +1 more source

INTERNATIONAL RATING AS A CREDITWORTHINESS MEASURE OF A STATE

Torun International Studies, 2017
Credit rating agencies play an important role in the world due to the fact that rating has become a reliable indicator of the evaluation of a debt investment. A reliable agency that is globally recognised ought to be independent, objective, professional,
Jolanta Ciak, Rafał Płókarz
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Field Report from Collaborative Research Center 1625: Heterogeneous Research Data Management Using Ontology Representations

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A unified research data management framework for heterogeneous materials data is presented. The system integrates multimodal datasets using ontologies and knowledge graphs, enabling interoperability and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles. By linking data across scales and workflows, it supports reproducible, Artifitial
Doaa Mohamed, Samuel García Vázquez, Behnam Mardani, Victor Dudarev, Alfred Ludwig, Maribel Acosta, Markus Stricker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optoelectronic Synaptic Devices Using Molecular Telluride Phase‐Change Inks for Three‐Factor Learning

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Optoelectronic synaptic devices based on solution‐processed molecular telluride GST‐225 phase‐change inks are demonstrated for three‐factor learning. A global optical signal broadcast through a silicon waveguide induces non‐volatile conductance updates exclusively in locally electrically flagged memristors.
Kevin Portner, Dhananjeya Kumaar, Giacomo Torti, Killian Keller, Till Zellweger, Florian M. Schenk, Christoph Weilenmann, Daniel Chelladurai, Vara Prasad Jonnalagadda, Ghazi Sarwat Syed, Vanessa Wood, Jürg Leuthold, Alexandros Emboras, Maksym Yarema, Mathieu Luisier   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source