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Rejoining Europe's Mainstream: A Dynamic Balkan Region Is Making Up For Lost Time Sep 07
Standard & Poors, Sep 2007
Abstract
The Balkan region, loosely defined to reach from Albania in the South to Romania in the North, and Croatia in the West to Bulgaria in the East, is booming. Economic growth has been outpacing that of both the old and the new member states of the EU for several years. Long gone seem the days of destruction and mayhem that accompanied the break-up of what was once Yugoslavia. While the region remains a European backwater as far as the penetration of credit ratings are concerned, this is gradually changing, and the vast majority of rating actions taken by that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has taken on sovereigns, municipalities, and financial institutions have been positive. (Listen to the related podcast...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Romania,Croatia (Republic of),Bulgaria (Republic of),Macedonia (Republic of),Serbia (Republic of),Montenegro (Republic of),Belarus (Republic of)
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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