Vladimir Putins Analytical Credit Rating Agency: The Importance of Perception
Journal: European Company Law
Year: 2017

The establishment of a wave of new regulatory measures against credit rating agencies operating in Russia, in conjunction with pressures emanating from International sanctions, has resulted in an exodus of the established rating agencies, like Moody's and Fitch. In their place, the recently established 'Analytical Credit Rating Agency' is attempting to provide a different approach to the rating of Russian debt. However, the agency has been dogged by its apparent connection to the Kremlin, and in