How stolen treasure kick-started the Bank of England

Mar 04, 2016 17:03 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

Most people think that the Bank of England has always been there, a national institution set in stone. The truth is much stranger. It began with the fortunes of a treasure hunter and the scheming of a get-rich-quick...

Fitch Affirms Telekom Malaysia at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Mar 04, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Telekom Malaysia Berhads (TM) Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at A-. The Outlook is Stable. The agency has simultaneously affirmed TMs Foreign-Currency senior unsecured...

Fitch Revises Iraq's Outlook to Negative; Affirms at 'B-'

Mar 03, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Iraqs Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable and affirmed the IDR at B-. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at B- and the Short-Term...

Fitch Affirms Indoexim at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Mar 03, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lembaga Pembiayaan Ekspor Indonesias (Indoexim) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at BBB- with Stable Outlook. A full list of ratings is provided at the end of this commentary.KEY RATING...

Fitch: India's Budget Not Enough to Boost Steelmakers' Profitability

Mar 03, 2016 03:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Fitch Ratings says that increase in proposed infrastructure spending in Indias latest government budget is unlikely to provide a boost to domestic steel demand growth, unless project execution rates pick up significantly....

Moody's Inside India analyzes India's 2016 budget, securitization in promoting financial inclusion, public-sector banks credit profiles

Mar 03, 2016 02:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that Indias 2016-2017 budget is moderately credit positive for most sectors, but credit negative for public sector banks because of the insufficient allocation of capital for the...

Moody's: Australian covered bond performance stable in Q4 2015

Mar 02, 2016 23:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that the performance of Australian covered bond programmes was stable during Q4 2015. The stable and strong financial standings of each programs issuer, the stable credit quality of the cover...