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  • January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
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Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings: Scales and Process

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
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Abstract

Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings scales and the credit rating process. In particular, describes the role and function of the rating committee and the analytical categories considered in arriving at a final sovereign credit rating.

Keywords

Financial Markets; Credit; Bonds; Policy; Risk And Uncertainty; Measurement And Metrics; Forecasting And Prediction; Financial Services Industry

Citation

Abdelal, Rawi E., and Christopher Bruner. "Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings: Scales and Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-027, January 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
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Rawi E. Abdelal

Business, Government and the International Economy
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