[Tips] Category: Country Credit Rating Sort by: visit | title   129 records found in 7 pages. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cities continue to out-pace centre in debt management   URL: http://biz.yahoo.com/ifc/ru/news/100900-1.html   It is a news of Russia from Yahoo. A country's sovereign credit rating usually places a cap on the ratings that other national borrowers can enjoy, but in Russia sub-sovereign borrowers such as cities have of late been considered more creditworthy than the federal government.   2200 visits has been made through our site.   Napocor needs $300M for capex, debt servicing   URL: http://www.inquirer.net/issues/nov2000/nov21/business/bus_5.htm   It is a business news written by Christine A. Gaylican from Inquirer News Service. NATIONAL Power Corp. is in need of about $300 million in fresh funds to partly finance its capital expenditure next year and pay off loans maturing next year worth $144 million.The official expressed concern over the downgrading of the country's credit rating by Standard & Poor's, which automatically reflects on state-owned corporations.   2090 visits has been made through our site.   Country Credit Rating   URL: http://mypage.channeli.net/huntkim/country%20credit%20rating.htm   The analysis of Country credit varies markedly from that of a corporation because of the different(qualitative as well as quantitative) assessments which have to be made. And, nations do not have outside auditors. Performing due diligence for a country is, therefore, often more of an art than a science.   2077 visits has been made through our site.   ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, AND EXTERNAL FINANCING   URL: http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/ECA/ECC11/UkraineCAS/AR/DocLib.nsf/451b3d61a35ce75385256612006a9be3/e8d7f494a0ab5dc78525695900014e6a?OpenDocument   It is economic article written by Mapi M. Buitano on 09/12/2000. Following an initial period of successful reforms and improved economic performance, it is expected that the image of the country (Ukraine) and its credit rating will gradually improve, leading to a re-entry in the international capital markets in the medium term.   1689 visits has been made through our site.   COLOMBIA COUNTRY BRIEF   URL: http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/External/lac/lac.nsf/596f1e60aab04341852567d6006ae779/a37cf1c19d680988852568e30065f667?OpenDocument   It is a news from world bank group-Colombia. Adverse external shocks and the deterioration of domestic macroeconomic and security conditions thus led to an increase in Colombia's country risk. Combined with the deterioration of public sector and external accounts, this led in 1999 to the downgrading of the country's investment grade status by three major credit rating companies, complicating external financing plans.   1459 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.   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF GLOBALIZATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES   URL: http://www.undp.org/hdro/oc34.html   It is about financial management of globalization of developing countries written by Arjun Sengupta in 1999. The occasional paper discusses the role of developing countries under globalization, and the financial espect of globalization itself.   1309 visits has been made through our site.   Countdown to Euro   URL: http://www.trema.com/finance_online/98/1/FLeuro198.html   It is a news from trema.com in 1998.The euro is set to become one of the world's most powerful currencies. It will potentially challenge the dollar as the de facto quoting currency. Whether a country is 'in or out' of the euro from 1 January 1999, banks, multinational corporations and investment managers will have to have the capability to handle it. The EU will most likely be rated AAA and thus corporates may no longer be affected by the credit rating of the country in which they are located.   1182 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.   DOLLARIZING INDONESIA   URL: http://users.erols.com/kurrency/indodllr.htm   It is written by Kurt Schuler at the end of June 1998 published in December 1999 in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. The paper is about dollarization in Indonesia.   1146 visits has been made through our site.   ECONOMIC TRENDS AND OUTLOOK-Romania   URL: http://www.mac.doc.gov/eebic/countryr/romania/98ccg.htm   It is a COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR ROMANIA in FISCAL YEAR 1998. It is produced by American Embassy Bucharest and distributed by Central and Eastern Europe Business Information center. Romania has sought to diversify its sources of external financing. In February 1996, Romania obtained its first favorable international country risk ratings from the major rating agencies: Ba-3 (Moody's), BB- with positive outlook (Standard & Poors), BB- (IPCA), and BB+ (Japan Credit Rating Agency).   1145 visits has been made through our site.   Hi-tech South Africa is 'too white'   URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/14037.html   It is written by Linda Harrison and posted on 16/10/2000. The information and communications industry is still too white, a black achievers gala in South Africa heard at the weekend.By way of example, Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, national chairman of the black IT forum cited pre-paid phones, the fastest growing area of the mobile phone industry in South Africa. While acknowledging that this gives more people access to mobiles in South Africa, Gajjar said it is only needed because of the country's credit rating system.   1108 visits has been made through our site.   Czech's economy   URL: http://www.new-presence.cz/98/03/gomez.htm   It is economic forcast of Czech from Present in March 1998. The country credit rating has been upgraded and the stock market was the fourth best performer in the world .   1060 visits has been made through our site.   Towards a Free Market Economy in Lebanon   URL: http://www.emfocus.com/show_report.jsp?reportId=3§ionId=a   It is a news report from EMFocus.com edited by Sam Nouri. It focus on the future economic recovery, development and reconstruction of Lebanon. A lower credit rating may be assigned to Lebanon due to the risk that the government will not reach its budget deficit targets for 2000.   1050 visits has been made through our site.   Hope Is In The Air   URL: http://www.fba.nus.edu.sg/student/bk3400/t1-9899-original/apbg02/forecast1.html   It is a forcast of Korea. Due to poor financial position of Korea's private sector, the country's credit rating has suffered tremendously, causing the cost of foreign capital to increase sharply.   1011 visits has been made through our site.   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.   Market Report - Australia   URL: http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/000724/63/adyli.html   It is a market report of Australia from Yahoo financial news on July 24,2000. Rick Shepherd, Director of Public Finance Ratings at Standard & Poor's credit rating agency, says that the introduction of the 10% goods and service tax on July 1st will have no implications for Australia's AA+ foreign currency credit rating. He stated "while the tax changes will help export growth and economic growth generally by removing wholesale sales taxes, which are distortionary, those benefits won't be big enough to boost the country's credit rating".   991 visits has been made through our site.   PHILIPPINES   URL: http://www.feer.com/9901_21/p54bbrief.html   It is a news from Review on January 21, 1999. Standard & Poor's raised its long-term credit rating for Philippines from negative to stable, citing continued export growth and financial reform.   950 visits has been made through our site.   LOCAL BOND BOOST; A FRESH LOOK AT JUNK   URL: http://www.cfoasia.com/archives/200009-26.htm   It is about the bond market in Korea and Malaysia from CFO Asia at SEPTEMBER 2000. Long written off for being inefficient and elitist, local bond markets in Korea and Malaysia are suddenly attracting fresh interest from CFOs of small- to medium-sized companies. The reason? A kinder, gentler attitude from regulators.   928 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.   129 records found in 7 pages. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 © 2000 The Chinese University of Hong Kong