A motivation for banks in emerging economies to adapt agency ratings when assessing corporate credit
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 +4 more
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The economics of rating watchlists: evidence from rating changes [PDF]
Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the watchlist (rating review) instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position,
Bannier, Christina E., Hirsch, Christian
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Sovereign Credit Rating Mismatches
We study the factors behind ratings mismatches in sovereign credit ratings from different agencies, for the period 1980‑‑2015. Using random effects ordered and simple probit approaches, we find that structural balances and the existence of a default in ...
António Afonso, André Albuquerque
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Have credit rating agencies become more stringent towards Japanese regional banks? [PDF]
This article investigates empirically whether foreign and domestic credit rating agencies tightened their standards for evaluating Japanese regional banks from 2000 to 2009.
Kondo, Kazumine
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A Comparison of Romanian Economy’s Macro Indicators with Other Countries That Have the Same Credit Score [PDF]
Credit Rating Agencies have become active promoter of neo-liberal policies since 1980s, and a strong credit rating plays an important role in determining the cost of borrowing.
YILMAZ ONUR ARİ
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Rating Agencies on the International Financial Market: an Approach in Terms of the Transaction Cost Economy [PDF]
Rating agencies, by the assigned risk grades, point out the quality of debtors and credit instruments in terms of the probability to cease payments and the recovery possibilities. The existence and development of rating agencies on the capital markets is
Monica DUDIAN
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Do changes in sovereign credit ratings contribute to financial contagion in emerging market crises? [PDF]
Credit rating changes for long-term foreign currency debt may act as a wake-up call with upgrades and downgrades in one country affecting other financial markets within and across national borders. Such a potential (contagious) rating effect is likely to
Kräussl, Roman
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Sovereign credit ratings and their impact on recent financial crises [PDF]
This paper discusses the role of the credit rating agencies during the recent financial crises. In particular, it examines whether the agencies can add to the dynamics of emerging market crises.
Kräussl, Roman
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Global financial orders and credit rating agencies: disruptions and adaptations [PDF]
This paper addresses the possible disruption of the global financial order (GFO) based on the behavior of S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, century-old rating agencies, in face of three potentially disruptive crises: the 2008 global financial crisis,
PEDRO LANGE MACHADO
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Zjawisko inflacji credit ratingów – czy występują różnice w determinantach credit ratingów?
The aim of the paper was to verify the differences in the estimation of the factors affecting the banks’ credit ratings given the same issuers by two different rating agencies.
Patrycja Chodnicka-Jaworska
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