Sovereign Credit Rating

Questionable Methodologies

Ahmed Naciri (University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

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English

Routledge
09 January 2017

Financial accounting; Public finance accounting; Credit & credit institutions; Management of specific areas

Series: Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance

The current degradation of sovereign balance sheets raises very real concerns about how sovereign creditworthiness is measured by credit rating agencies. Given the disastrous economic and social effects of any downgrade, the book offers an alternative and calls for more transparency about the quantitative measures used in calibrating the rating process and how sovereign ratings are validated. It argues that oversight is required and procedures improved, including subjecting methodologies of assessing default to more standardization and monitoring.

Sovereign Credit Rating explains the process of sovereign creditworthiness assessment and explores the consequences of possible inaccuracies in the process. Developing an innovative new methodology to assess ratings accuracy, it shows that the announcement of each rating action by the major credit rating agencies show alarming inconsistencies.

Written by an internationally recognized author and professor, this unique book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in corporate governance, accounting, public finance and regulation.

By: Ahmed Naciri (University of Montreal Quebec Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138678545
ISBN 10: 1138678546
Series: Routledge Studies in Corporate Governance
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 09 January 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book Chapter 2: General Sample and General Methodology Chapter 3: Sovereign Credit Universe Chapter 4: Macroeconomic Environment of Sovereign Default Chapter 5: The History of Sovereign Ratings and the Eergence of the Three Major Sovereign Credit Agencies Chapter 6: Agencies Methodology to Sovereign Default Assessment Chapter 7: Testing the Accuracy of Agencies’ Approach to Assessing Sovereign Worthiness Chapter 8: Subjectivity and Asymmetry, Why Accuracy in Sovereign Ratings Should Not Be Expected Chapter 9: Disclosure and Transparency, the Quest of Accuracy in the Sovereign Ratings Chapter 10: Concluding Remarks, Sovereign Creditworthiness Accuracy Data Appendices A-C

Professor Ahmed Naciri is a Researcher and author at the University of Québec in Montreal. Awarded best researcher of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. Founder of the International Centre for Governance, he advises governments and institutions (including the US Security Exchange Commission) in issues of best practices in public finance and governance.