[Tips] Category: Country Credit Rating Sort by: visit | title   129 records found in 7 pages. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHILE SHOULD JOIN NAFTA   URL: http://www.heritage.org/library/categories/trade/cbrief19.html   It is written by Ricardo Matte Equiguren, Director of Economic Programs Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo Santiago, Chile on October 19, 1995. On July 11, 1995, Standard and Poor's upgraded its rating for Chile's sovereign long-term foreign debt from BBB+ to A-, placing Chile in the same top credit rating category assigned to successful Southeast Asian economies. Joining NAFTA probably would make the needed difference in raising Chile's credit rating to the highest level normally given to the most developed countries.   1010 visits has been made through our site.   2000 Commercial and Economic Guide-Oman   URL: http://www.nusacc.org/cntryprofiles/oman.asp   It is an overview of Oman from National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce in 1999. Appraisals from international assessors released in mid-1998 suggest that despite some internal turmoil on the Muscat Securities Market, Oman investment climate remains stable. According to the World Bank, Oman Composite ICRG Risk Rating of 76.0 was higher than most countries in the region, including Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. The Institutional Investor March 1998 credit ratings also rank Oman significantly higher than the global average.   440 visits has been made through our site.   A SECOND AMERICAN CENTURY?Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century   URL: http://www.ta.doc.gov/Speeches/Priestley.htm   It is from American Chemical Society San Francisco, California on April 15, 1997. This is a remark of the Honorable Mary Lowe Good, Under secretary for Technology, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.   524 visits has been made through our site.   ADDICTED TO CAPITAL-THE TEN-YEAR HIGH AND PRESENT-DAY WITHDRAWAL TRAUMA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA'S ECONOMIES   URL: http://www.tni.org/asia/watch/asem22.htm   It is a report written by Dr. Walden Bello, professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines in 1997. "Turmoil" has been the operative word used to describe the economic situation in Southeast Asia since the de facto devaluation of the Thai baht on July 2, 1997. By late October, when this report was finished, the Philippine peso had lost close to 30 per cent of its dollar value, the Thai baht about 47 per cent, the Malaysian ringgit 32 per cent, and the Indonesian rupiah 54 per cent. Even the mighty Singapore dollar was not unscathed in the currency shakedown.   1313 visits has been made through our site.   Alberta's Net Debt Gone   URL: http://www.albertaconnects.gov.ab.ca/government/netdebt-063099.cfm   It is a news from Alberta's government on June 30, 1999. Effort is made to eliminate provincial debt. Alberta has the country's highest credit rating now.   600 visits has been made through our site.   Argentina suddenly a value play   URL: http://www.growthmarkets.com/index.cfm/sitemap/stories/CAT_ID/4/Story_ID/305.htm   It is a news from Growthmarkets.com written by Jenne Mannion in London on November 3, 2000 3:03 PM. Argentina’s Merval index gained 1.2% to close at 436.09 after investors found value in shares that had slumped after Standard & Poor’s said it could cut the country’s credit rating from BB foreign currency rating and BBB- local rating.   787 visits has been made through our site.   Argentine union bosses vow to paralyze country   URL: http://cgi.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/americas/11/22/argentina.strike.reut/   It is a news from CNN on November 22, 2000.The leaders of Argentina's three most powerful unions promised to "paralyze" the country in a 1 1/2 day nationwide strike against the government of President Fernando de la Rua.Argentina's country risk, measured by the "spread" between its benchmark FRB Brady bond and safe-haven U.S. Treasury bonds, had spread in recent weeks as investors fled and credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Argentine debt.   766 visits has been made through our site.   Asia in crisis-Korea   URL: http://www.ft.com/specials98/q2ada.htm   It is a report of Korea during asian crisis from Financial Times. On March 1998,South Korea announces plans to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of land. Investors flock to the Seoul stock market in anticipation that the country's credit ratings will be restored following an agreement on rescheduling 95 per cent of $22.55bn in short-term foreign bank debt.During December 11 - 18 ,1997, the South Korean economy stands on the brink of collapse as the won falls ten per cent in just four minutes of trading. The IMF and the US government state their support for the IMF plan as the country's credit ratings take a battering.   617 visits has been made through our site.   ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED TELECOM FIRMS   URL: http://www.usinfo.state.gov/topical/econ/wto99/se0907.htm   It is a speech by Ambassador Richard W. Fisher,Deputy United States Trade Representative,House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection in Washington, D.C. on September 7, 2000.It is about international telecommunications policy.With the dramatic changes the telecommunications industry is undergoing domestically and abroad, this is a timely topic. Given the time that has elapsed since the passage of 1996 Telecom Act and the WTO Basic Telecommunications Agreement, which went into effect in February 1998, this is a useful opportunity to reflect on the policy choices the United States has made and how they have affected U.S. interests.   647 visits has been made through our site.   Austria's Credit Rating Further Improved   URL: http://www.austria.org/dec98/econ/econews.html   It is economic news from Austria. Euromoney" magazine, in its biannual credit rating of 181 countries, has upgraded Austria's rating to 96.79 points (out of a possible 100.00) moving the country from tenth place to number five, ahead of Switzerland, France, Norway and Great Britain.   488 visits has been made through our site.   Backgound of Czech Republic   URL: http://www.czech.cz/washington/general/general.htm   It is an article about the background of Czech Republic.The United States is the third largest investor in the Czech Republic, behind Germany and the Netherlands. According to the US Department of Commerce, "An open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's economic transition. The country's investment grade ratings from the international credit rating agencies and its membership in the prestigious OECD testify to its positive economic fundamentals.   488 visits has been made through our site.   Backgound of Slovakia   URL: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lo.html   It is a background of Slovakia written in 2000. Slovakia was invited by the EU in December to begin accession negotiations early in 2000. Foreign investor interest, although rising, has not yet led to actual deals; several credit rating agencies have upgraded their outlook for the country   507 visits has been made through our site.   Background Notes Archive - Europe   URL: http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/eur/czechrepublic9407.html   It is a background of US DEPARMENT OF STATE,CZECH REPUBLIC written in JULY 1994.Czech Republic to become the first post- communist country to receive an investment grade credit rating by international credit institutions.   546 visits has been made through our site.   Budget statement   URL: http://www.carib-link.net/budget2000/   It is a budget statement presented by Senator,Brian Kuei Tung, Minister of Finance on Friday, October 8, 1999. This confidence is further reinforced with a leading international credit rating agency, Standard and Poor’s, endorsing Government’s management of the country’s economy and its financial affairs.   534 visits has been made through our site.   Business Digest   URL: http://www.czech.cz/washington/newslet/2000/ctn012000.html   It is message from the Ambassador of Czech Republic. On December 6: Standard & Poor's last week affirmed its "AA-" long-term local currency issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings, "A-" long-term foreign currency issuer credit rating, its "A+" short-term local currency issuer credit and commercial paper ratings, and "A-2" short-term foreign currency issuer credit rating on the Czech Republic.   501 visits has been made through our site.   Calendar of Key Economic Events   URL: http://www.central-bank.org.tt/rnd/econevents/keyevents99.html   It is economic research and data from Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in 1999. Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned an improved credit rating to Trinidad and Tobago. S&P raised Trinidad and Tobago's foreign currency counterparty credit and senior debt ratings to triple B minus from double B plus, and its short-term foreign currency counterparty credit rating to A3 from single B. Trinidad and Tobago's triple B plus long-term and A2 short-term local currency counterparty credit and senior debt ratings were also affirmed.   926 visits has been made through our site.   Case study for a country under economic stress   URL: http://www.mainichi.co.jp/english/mahathir/07.html   It is an economic analysis of Malaysia by Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and provided by Mainichi Daily News. It is about capital control in Malaysia. "Currency control as imposed by Malaysia is not generally understood by the international financial community. Their criticisms are therefore based more on their text-book models than on proper examination of what Malaysia has done. To understand the measures we took it is necessary to look at the root cause of the financial turmoil that undermined the economy of the country."   502 visits has been made through our site.   Castelo Branco, Humberto   URL: http://www.bartleby.com/65/ca/CasteloB.html   It is the Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition 2000 from Bartheby,online bookstore. President of Brazil (1964–67),an army officer,served as chief of staff of the Brazilian army before participating in the coup that ousted President João Goulart in Apr., 1964. Elected provisional president by Congress to succeed Goulart, he wielded enormous power, curtailing political freedoms and imposing sweeping economic reforms. The latter, while stringent and unpopular, helped spur the country’s economic growth, curb inflation, and reestablish Brazil’s credit rating abroad.   575 visits has been made through our site.   Central Banking and Global Finance   URL: http://www.fame.org/HTM/Gsjan14_R2_files/Gsjan14_R2.htm   It is remarks by Chairman Alan Greenspan at the Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium on January 14, 1997, addressing the various roles of a central bank encompassing: bank supervision, the provision of financial services, and, of course, monetary policy. Greenspan said, "If our monetary system were based on gold-as-money, then there would be less leveraging by banks and other financial institutions." There are substantial intrepretations and explanations about the content of the speech.   525 visits has been made through our site.   CHILE-Agri-Food Export Market Assessment Report   URL: http://ats-sea.agr.ca/public/htmldocs/e3059.htm   This information piece is provided to update the statistical information of existing documents on Chile, in particular the Chile Agri-food Export Market Assessment Report produced in 1998. Chile is generally considered to be the most risk-free country for investors in Latin America. Chile has received the highest investment credit rating of any Latin American country.   1159 visits has been made through our site.   129 records found in 7 pages. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 © 2000 The Chinese University of Hong Kong