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A proposed quantitative credit-rating methodology for South African provincial departments

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2016
The development of subnational credit-rating methodologies affords benefits for subnationals, the sovereign and its citizens. Trusted credit ratings facilitate access to financial markets and above-average ratings allow for the negotiation of better ...
Erika Fourie, Tanja Verster, Gary Wayne van Vuuren   +2 more
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A critique on the proposed use of external sovereign credit ratings in Basel II [PDF]

, 2003
This paper deals with the proposed use of sovereign credit ratings in the "Basel Accord on Capital Adequacy" (Basel II) and considers its potential effect on emerging markets financing.
Kräussl, Roman
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Examining the Behavior of Credit Rating Agencies Post 2008 Economic Turmoil

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2017
The demand for sovereign ratings has increased throughout last decades. Until the1990’s, credit rating agencies (CRAs) did not rate most of the emerging markets and the focus was almost only on developed countries, however, during this decade the number ...
Uslu Çağrı L.
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of ratings-contingent regulation on international bank lending behaviour: Evidence from the Basel 2 Accord [PDF]

, 2014
We investigate the effects of credit ratings-contingent financial regulation on foreign bank lending behavior. We examine the sensitivity of international bank flows to debtor countries’ sovereign credit rating changes before and after the implementation
Eliza Wu, Iftekhar Hasan, Suk-Joong Kim
core   +1 more source

Tumor‐stromal crosstalk and macrophage enrichment are associated with chemotherapy response in bladder cancer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Chemoresistance in bladder cancer: Macrophage recruitment associated with CXCL1, CXCL5 and CXCL8 expression is characteristic of Gemcitabine/Cisplatin (Gem/Cis) Non‐Responder tumors (right side) while Responder tumors did not show substantial tumor‐stromal crosstalk (left side). All biological icons are attributed to Bioicons: carcinoma, cancerous‐cell‐
Sophie Leypold, Janik Riese, Lancelot Seillier, Mark Kühnel, Julia Pannhausen, Charlotte O. J. Fröhlich, Christian Martin, Peter Boor, Matthias Saar, Danny D. Jonigk, Nadine T. Gaisa, Michael Rose   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rating the United Kingdom: the British government’s sovereign credit ratings, 1976-1978 [PDF]

, 2015
The UK received its first sovereign credit ratings in 1978. Despite having required financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund only 18 months earlier, the British government managed to secure ‘triple-A’ ratings from both Standard and Poor ...
Archer, Beaulieu, Beckett, Biglaiser, Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Broadberry, Burk, Burk, Cairncross, Clark, Clift, Gaillard, Ganguin, Hand, Healey, Hennessy, Hickson, Hite, Howe, Kruck, Lake, Langohr, Ludlam, Löffler, Löffler, Middleton, Moody's, More, Mosley, Mosley, Partnoy, Partnoy, Pinches, Reisen, Rogers, Schenk, Schenk, Shepherd, Sinclair, Singleton, Standard and Poor's, Sylla, Thatcher, Tomlinson, Tomlinson, Toye, Wass, Weinstein, White, Younglai, Ziegler   +50 more
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Droplet Triboelectrification on Liquid‐Like Polymer Brushes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work investigates the triboelectrification of water droplets on polymer brush‐coated surfaces exhibiting minimal contact line pinning. Such surfaces enable the systematic study of electrode patterning and controlled changes in droplet contact area.
Mohammad Soltani, Adel Malekkhouyan, Araz Rajabi‐Abhari, Behrooz Khatir, Ning Yan, Kevin Golovin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sovereign Credit Ratings: A Friend or Foe to Financial Development of African Countries?

International Journal of Finance & Economics
This study examined the impact of sovereign credit rating on financial development. Using a sample of 21 African countries from 1995 to 2019, the empirical result indicates a significant and positive link between sovereign credit rating and financial ...
Sodiq Arogundade, Biyase Mduduzi, Cephas Naanwaab   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan, Erlantz Lizundia, Hao Jia, Lennart Bergström   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the disclosure of unsolicited sovereign rating status affect bank ratings? [PDF]

, 2016
This paper integrates three themes on regulation, unsolicited credit ratings, and the sovereign-bank rating ceiling. We reveal an unintended consequence of the EU rating agency disclosure rules upon rating changes, using data for S&P-rated banks in 42 ...
Alsakka, Rasha, Gwilym, Owain ap, Klusak, Patrycja   +2 more
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