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...“Because Treasury securities are such an important asset class, most investment mandates and regulatory regimes refer to them specifically, rather than AAA-rated government debt.”...
...We can leverage our AAA rating to create a magnifying effect . . . to find a way to extend our lending and concessional finance” — that is, support blended finance....
...With a minimal amount of labour or technology, Welch could arbitrage GE’s AAA-credit rating by borrowing inexpensively — only slightly more than what it cost the US government to borrow — and lend it out...
...The credit rating agencies awarded GE a top AAA rating, one which few mainstream banks enjoyed. So GE Capital had a competitive advantage in a lower cost of funds....
...However, there are signs that protests by corporations and athletes are likely to be more visible during this year’s World Cup than in the past — at least when it comes to human rights causes....
...Motorists in the US will be cheering the news today that the average price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped to $3.99, tumbling from a record high of more than $5 in mid-June, according to AAA....
...Why does the same company get an AAA score from one provider but a B from another?...
...But if you’re small and AAA it’s very hard indeed. Rana Foroohar responds Ed, I’m not at all surprised that Operation Warp Speed was such a success....
...Frontier are embarking on a relatively aggressive roll out strategy in the AAA space....
...What we do know is that a large proportion of AAA CLO tranches are held by banks, both domestic and overseas, which are inherently leveraged entities....
...Johnson are the only two left with AAA ratings)....
...Many members belonged to the so-called Corporation of Foreign Bondholders, which was linked to the London Stock Exchange....
...The dichotomy between domestic and offshore credit rating agencies is also evident in a sharp divergence of outlook on the future creditworthiness of Chinese corporations....
...The enthusiasm over gourmet coffees, and the potential returns from coffee production, have attracted aid organisations, philanthropic foundations and corporations to try lift the livelihoods of war-torn...
...Dollars had been flowing into Europe in the form of aid programmes after the war or direct capital investment by US corporations overseas....
...Nine investors received a AAA rating, up from five in 2014....
...However, Chinese corporate bonds and the renminbi also sold off after the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation narrowed the eligibility of securities used for repo operations....
...“This is significant in terms of extending the AAA yield curve all the way to 20 years for the first time in India,” Mr Hua said....
...Last month Fitch Ratings, controlled by the American mass media conglomerate Hearst Corporation, sought to amplify sanctimonious Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s Russia by placing a BBB-/Negative...
...On Thursday, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) sold its first Rwandan franc bond, raising the equivalent of $22m after receiving bids worth more than twice that amount....
...The supply of AAA- and AA- rated government bonds, for example, has risen more than $11tn since 2007.”...
...(WSJ) World Bank’s International Finance Corporation backs Crédit Agricole loans: The IFC has agreed to guarantee part of a $2bn portfolio of emerging market loans owned by Crédit Agricole in the latest...
...Finding buyers for the top-rated “AAA” tranche of the deal also remains a challenge for some CLO deals, bankers say....
...better-rated (at AAA) than countries like Britain and France....
...Lianhe Credit Rating rated China Railway’s bonds AAA, citing the company’s dominant position in the country’s fast-growing rail industry....
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