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Banking Industry Risk Analysis: Asian Banking Systems Apr 07
Standard & Poors, April 2007
Abstract
Standard & Poor's has summarized a wide-ranging analysis of banking systems into a single banking industry country risk assessment, or BICRA, which reflects the strengths and weaknesses of a country's banking system relative to those in other countries (for an introduction to BICRA, see ' Banking Industry Country Risk: These Are The Good Old Days' published on June 6, 2006, on RatingsDirect). The strengths and weaknesses of the overall economy and banking industry are critical factors that underpin an individual financial institution's credit rating. We periodically publish the results of our macroeconomic and banking system analysis in specialized credit research articles called 'Bank Industry Risk Analysis'. China is classified as a Group 7 BICRA country (on a scale of 1...
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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