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The rankings and ratings of National Rating Agency count long history. The ranking is a list of companies which is well-ordered according to some indication. Mostly the companies range by decrease of some financial value amount. The value of asset and capital stock indexes are most prevalent ones in respect to occupational distinctions. Nevertheless the owned portfolio (in case of professional participant bank) or the net wealth value (for the asset management of investment fund) could be crucial in respect of the occupational orientation.

Therefore the specialists of National Rating Agency chose in every occupational group the group indices circle, information concerning which is crucial in respect of the company activity concept. The ranging occurs in this particular group of indices. Consequently several rankings act in every occupational group or branch with purpose to show the position of bank or company or its effectiveness according to one or several financial indices. The periodic reporting and the data gathered by the Agency questionnaries are source information for working out of the rankings.

The main purpose of ranking project is to provide transparency and informational fullness of the activity of financial market makers, non-financial companies and enterprises as well as issuers. The objectivity of rankings is their distinguishing feature. The source information doesn’t undergo any expert or other rating or processing except an arrangement of the companies in decreasing order by the ranging index. The rankings are based on unbiassed and applicable (real) indices estimated by Agency and accompanied with analytical reviews on site and in mass-media.

Nevertheless these rankings have not sufficient space for the qualitative estimation, but the rating ratings use for it. According to the different branch categories of companies or banks every rating system has its peculiarities. The Agency rates according to the unified intuitive scale. They are available in the “Ratings” section.

Today the following ratings and their directions are supported by the National Rating Agency:

  • Rating and Rankings of the Investment companies; since March 2000.
  • Rating and rankings of Asset Managements; since September 2002.
  • Rating and rankings of Banks; since September 2002.
  • Rating of Filial Foreign Banks; since September 2002
  • Rating and rankings of Nonbank Credit Institutions; since February 2002.
  • Rating of non-financial branch enterprises solvency; since June 2006.
  • Rating of issuers; since June 2006.
  • Rating of insurance companies; since September 2006.

The statistics collected on each segment is published on our site in corresponding sections. Additionally, current indices of companies’ activity in occupational groups of companies are also available on site.

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