Credit rating agencies: role and regulation
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23-09-2011
Credit rating agencies have existed for over a century, giving opinions on the creditworthiness of public and private bond issues. A few agencies dominate the global market today. The regulation of these agencies has only started.
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- access to information
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- competition
- competition
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- FINANCE
- financial institutions and credit
- financial legislation
- financial market
- financial policy
- financial services
- free movement of capital
- information and information processing
- political framework
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