OREANDA-NEWS. The rating agency RusRating has informed its partners, clients and subscribers that it is introducing a “watch list”. Ratings of corporate entities and securities will be added to the list in cases where important new information is expected. This could lead to a change in rating but could also reinforce an existing rating.

Currently the agency assigns ratings on both national and international scales to credit organisations, real sector companies, asset management companies and funds, as well as financial instruments. Each rating is accompanied by an outlook that may be stable, positive or negative.

ZAO RusRating is an independent rating agency accredited by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The company was set up in 2001 and was a member of the GlobalRating group. Its primary services are the provision of credit ratings to banks, industrial firms and their debt instruments; it also provides analysis of various aspects of the Russian financial sector.