Rating Methodologies

Sovereign Ratings

Sovereign Rating Methodology Issue Date: 28 September 2018 Download the Sovereign Rating Methodology
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Bank Ratings

Bank Rating Methodology Issue Date: 3 April 2019 Download the Bank Rating Methodology
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Corporate Ratings

Corporate Rating Methodology Issue Date: 3 May 2023 Click here to download the Corporate Rating Methodology
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Investment Company Ratings (Archived*)

This summary of Capital Intelligence's (CI) methodology on rating investment companies describes the analytical criteria important in assigning corporate ratings to complex, diversified non-bank financial entities and groups. CI currently rates a significant number of companies which exhibit a diverse...
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Bond Ratings

The basic methodology to be employed in rating a bond or sukuk follows the same approach as the Methodology for Corporate Rating. This methodology should therefore be read in conjunction with that methodology and/or the methodologies covering specialised sectors where...
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Local Government Ratings

CI’s Approach to Rating Local and Regional Governments Introduction and Overview Capital Intelligence’s (CI) public finance issuer ratings are an opinion on the general creditworthiness of a local or regional government and the likelihood that it will meet its financial obligations in...
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Definition of Default

Capital Intelligence (CI) considers a default to have occurred when: An issuer fails to pay a material sum of principal and/or interest on a financial obligation in accordance with its terms; An issuer files for bankruptcy or similar protection from creditors –...
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Insurance Ratings

Insurance Rating Methodology Issue Date: 26 July 2016 Click here to download the Insurance Rating Methodology document.
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Request for Comments

CI Ratings invites subscribers, members, market participants and other interested parties to provide comments on proposed changes to current rating methodologies and new methodologies that we plan to introduce. If you have any comments please send them to criteriafeedback@ciratings.com We are currently...
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Covered Bond Rating Methodology

Covered Bond Rating Methodology Issue Date: 27 February 2018 Click here to download the Covered Bond Rating Methodology Click here to download the Criteria for Assessing Sovereign Risk in Covered Bonds
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National Ratings

National Scale Ratings Criteria for Qatar Issue Date: 6 December 2022Click here to download the National Scale Ratings Criteria for Qatar National Scale Ratings Criteria for Oman Issue Date: 3 March 2021Click here to download the National Scale Ratings Criteria for Oman National Scale...
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