http://www.credit-rating.ua//en/rss/117/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:22:32 +0000 no-reply@credit-rating.ua (Credit-Rating: Experts' opinion) YGluschenko@credit-rating.com.ua www.credit-rating.ua http://www.credit-rating.ua//img/st_img/on_logo/logo1.png http://www.credit-rating.ua//en/rss/117/ Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10927/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10927/ Municipal borrowings expected to grow in 2008

Credit-Rating anticipates a surge in overall volume of municipal borrowings in 2008. Such cities as Zaporizhya, Vinnitsa, Lutsk, Cherkassy and others have already experienced bond issuances. Credit-Rating expects more 10 oblast centres and cities of regional importance, which have not attracted funds from the market before, to use such leverage...]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:10:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/binding-categories/137/141/10921/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/binding-categories/137/141/10921/ Credit-Rating: Liberalization of rules for insurers` reserves placement may negatively affect solvency of a number of insurers

Starting from 24 December 2007 insurers has a right of placing their reserves in attractive assets to their discretion with no diversification. Thereat, the groups of assets remain the same: bank deposits, current accounts, real estate property, securities, right for claim to reinsurers and others...]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:10:00 +0000 Insurance http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10928/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10928/ Ukraine`s banking to maintain high growth rates, yet risks remain significant

In Credit-Rating`s view, the national banking system will maintain high growth rates in 2008. Considering tightened requirements for capitalization, the banks will likely to expand their authorized stocks and operations with affiliated parties. Thereat, the proceeds from operations will shrink...]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:25:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10929/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10929/ Volume of housing bond issues to shrink

Credit-Rating foresees the number of housing bond issuances to be decreasing in 2008. It is primarily associated with the toughened requirements for registration of issues imposed by transitory provisions of the Law of Ukraine `On securities and stock market`, which limit size of issue versus issuer`s equity...]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:32:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10932/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10932/ Credit-Rating expects a consolidation row in Ukraine`s agriculture sector in 2008

Credit-Rating anticipates 2008 to see a number of mergers and acquisitions in oil & fat and sugar sectors of Ukraine`s agriculture industry. Thus, the trend at consolidation and further development of vertically integrated holdings will be further retained, with small companies being likely to be acquired...]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:20:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10933/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10933/ Outlook on development of Ukraine`s metallurgical companies to remain stable in 2008

Credit-Rating foresees stable development of Ukraine`s mining and metallurgy industry in 2008. Among the primary factors to underpin ratings of national mining and metallurgy companies are relatively low level of costs and conservative fiscal policy the majority of the companies adhere to...]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:20:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10938/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10938/ Rise in electricity prices to affect power-hungry industries

Credit-Rating believes the rise in electricity prices expected in 2008 may have negative impact on performance of companies operating in Ukraine's power-hungry industries. The most vulnerable to the rise are aluminum and ferroalloy sectors, where specific gravity of electricity in production primary cost makes up from 30 to 50 percent...]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:20:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10941/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10941/ Liquidation of EBDS has been prompted by management failures, yet not being initial evidence of financial crisis in Ukraine

On Feb. 22, 2008 the NBU`s decree #39 proclaimed a withdrawal of license and initiating of liquidation procedure of European Bank for Development and Savings OJSC (`Bank`). According to the decree, the major reasons for Bank`s liquidation are aggravation of the Bank`s solvency and Bank`s breaches of the banking law...]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:20:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10944/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10944/ Credit-Rating: Ukraine`s insurance sector to add one third in 2008

In Credit-Rating`s view, the overall volume of insurance premiums is to grow by a. 30 percent and will not exceed the nominal GDP growth rates. The sector`s development indicators in 2008 will generally correlate with those of 2007. The insurers are expected to collect UAH20-22...]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:12:00 +0000 Experts' opinion http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10947/ http://www.credit-rating.ua/en/analytics/opinion/10947/ Credit-Rating: Ukraine`s entering WTO will not affect major cognac producers

Credit-Rating believes that rise in excise duties and decrease of import duties on cognac and brandy accordingly to the WTO requirements will not have a significant impact on Ukraine`s major cognac producers. According to the WTO requirements the excise duty on cognac and brandy must be equal to those on spirit products, which will rise to UAH21...]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:36:00 +0000 Experts' opinion