DBRS Releases Updated Supranational Institutions Rating Methodology

DBRS has today released an updated version of its methodology entitled Rating Supranational Institutions. The purpose of this methodology is to explain the criteria that DBRS uses in issuing ratings on supranational institutions, or multilateral financial institutions (MFIs), and to provide market participants with insight into the rationale behind DBRS’s rating opinions in a transparent manner. The methodology was originally published on March 28, 2014.

Some changes were made to the text to provide additional clarity with regard to DBRS’ approach to rating MFIs. The revisions do not have any substantive impact on the methodology and will not affect any existing ratings.

DBRS criteria and methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrs.com under Methodologies.

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