A- (Oct 2012).
Standard and Poors is one of the 3 premier Credit Rating Agencies in the world.
According to Standard and Poors, it is currently Botswana, narrowly beating out South Africa.
Standard and Poors.
Though each bank may have an internal rating system for large organizations and sovereign parties (Countries), the 3 most important or widely accepted rating agencies are: 1. Standard & Poors 2. Moody's 3. Fitch
Standard and Poors.
AM Best is an independent financial rating agency that judges and grades a company on their financial solidity. Basically this rating is their probability of being able to pay a claim. There are other rating agencies so when checking out a company be sure to check all of them. Moodys, AM Best, Fitch, S&P (standard and poors).
Though each bank may have an internal rating system for large organizations and sovereign parties (Countries), the 3 most important or widely accepted rating agencies are: 1. Standard & Poors 2. Moody's 3. Fitch
How do you aquire this guide & how much does it cost.
S&P -> BBB- Moody's -> Baa3
They are based on current information furnished by the insurance company or obtained by S& P from sources it considers reliable.
The S&P 500 index was 1,468.36 on December 31, 2007.
The credit rating agency believes the outstanding debt of $14.3 trillion and projected deficits for coming years in the United States no longer warrant the top-tier rating that it had assigned to the United States since over 6 decades ago. It also said that the political environment does not build confidence that the United States can agree on how to lower the deficit in a meaningful way any time soon.