Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Advantage of Global Rating Group: Sets Up National Rating Agencies

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Advantage of Global Rating Group: Sets Up National Rating Agencies

    Advantage of Global Rating Group is that it sets up national rating
    agencies: Armenian CB President

    arminfo
    2007-06-22 20:00:00


    Global Rating Group has an advantage over other big international
    rating agencies, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Tigran
    Sargsyan said during today's press-conference on Ararat Bank's
    receiving rating from Global Rating Group.

    He said that the advantage is that Global Rating Group sets up national
    agencies. In Armenia it has set up AmRating agency and has recruited
    local experts who are well aware of the peculiarities of the local
    market and have all necessary information for deep effective analysis
    and timely reporting. Bank ratings make it easier for clients and
    financial market players to choose among banks and foster the
    development of market infrastructures.

    Sargsyan said that Ararat Bank has all capacities to raise its rating.
    He said that Global Rating Group may assign ratings to some other
    Armenian banks.

    Presently, Armenian banks cooperate with such big rating agencies as
    Fitch and Moody's. Standard&Poor's is showing interest in the Armenian
    market.

    President of Global Rating Group Richard Hainsworth said that foreign
    experts analyze the activities of national banks according to their own
    criteria. As a result, their assessments strongly differ from those
    made by local experts. That's why Global Rating Group prefers setting
    up national rating agencies and enrolling local experts.

    Each country should have its national rating agency. This helps to make
    local banks transparent, to enlarge clientele and to attract foreign
    investors, Hainsworth said.

    To note, AmRating is an independent rating agency in Armenia. It is a
    part of the Global Rating Group. The AmRating agency started its work
    in December 2006. The agency focuses on awarding ratings to
    banks and researching the banking sector. The mission of AmRating is to
    contribute to creation of a reliable, honest and transparent financial
    market. The key tasks of the agency are to lobby the
    advantages of the national rating, to provide the market with objective
    analysis of the companies' activities, to single out the companies with
    successful management and strong corporate administration, to emphasize
    the risks of weak management and bad corporate administration.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Working...
X