Company type | Joint-stock company |
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Industry | Credit Rating Agency |
Founded | 1997 |
Headquarters | , Russia |
Key people | Marina Chekurova - CEO/Chairman of the Board |
Expert RA is Russia's oldest credit rating agency and also the largest one in terms of both customers and headcount. Expert RA has been assigning credit ratings for 20 years. Expert RA is on the list of authorized rating institutions, meaning that its credit ratings are applicable for regulatory purposes to banks, insurers, pension funds, and debt issuers.
Expert RA has more than 700 credit ratings outstanding, including 449 issuer and 334 issue credit ratings (as of January 1, 2022). [14]
The agency assigns credit ratings to regions and municipalities. [15]
Expert RA addresses key national issues in cooperation with government agencies, public associations, and regional authorities.
Expert RA publishes over 50 research papers and analytical reports on insurance, banking, asset management, leasing, factoring, auditing, consulting and other industries annually [1] as well rankings. [16]
Every year, Expert RA holds events such as forums, conferences, and round tables.
Expert RA National Rating Scale for the Russian Federation Effective from 10 April 2017 [4]
Category | Level | Definition |
AAA | ruAAA | The rating object is characterised by the maximum level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength. The highest level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength according to the national scale for the Russian Federation, in the Agency's opinion. |
AA | ruAA+ | High level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation, being only slightly lower than the level of the rating objects in the ruAAA rating category. |
ruAA | ||
ruAA- | ||
A | ruA+ | Moderately high level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation; however, some sensitivity to adverse changes of economic situation is observed. |
ruA | ||
ruA- | ||
BBB | ruBBB+ | Moderate level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation, while the observed sensitivity to adverse changes of economic situation is higher than that of the rating objects in the ruA rating category. |
ruBBB | ||
ruBBB- | ||
BB | ruBB+ | Moderately low level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation. High sensitivity to adverse changes of economic situation is observed. |
ruBB | ||
ruBB- | ||
B | ruB+ | Low level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation. The ability to fulfil financial obligations in full and in a timely manner is currently maintained, while the safety margin is limited. The ability to fulfil obligations is sensitive to an economic downturn. |
ruB | ||
ruB- | ||
CCC | ruCCC | Very low level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation. It is considerably likely that the rating object fails to fulfil its financial obligations in the short term. |
CC | ruCC | Very low level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation. It is increasingly likely that the rating object fails to fulfil its financial obligations in the short term. |
C | ruC | Very low level of creditworthiness/financial reliability/financial strength compared to other objects of the rating in the Russian Federation. It is very likely that the rating object fails to fulfil its financial obligations in the short term. It is highly unlikely that financial obligations will be fulfilled in a timely manner. |
RD | ruRD | The rating object is under supervision of the governmental regulatory agencies which can determine priority of the obligations. However, the Agency has not recorded a default yet. |
D | ruD | The rating object is in default. |
Expert RA has 18 active credit rating methodologies, of which 12 are recognized by the regulator [17] as fully complying with Law 222-FZ and suitable for regulatory purposes.
Recognized for regulatory purposes
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