Fitch: Russian retail banks most exposed to full NPL provisions
Feb 27, 2015 13:12 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Russian banks would have to create around RUB100bn (bn) of additional provisions if the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) requires them to fully reserve non-mortgage consumer loans that are overdue by more than 90 days, Fitch...
Fitch's 'Inside Credit': Europe's Complex Fiscal Rules and Long-term Impact of Low Oil Prices
Feb 27, 2015 13:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
This week Inside Credit, Fitch Ratings looks at the eurozones complex fiscal rules, and the impact that sustained low oil prices could have across a disparate set of issuers in multiple sectors.The eurozones fiscal rules...
BOC unlikely to cut rates at next week’s meeting
Feb 27, 2015 09:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Canadas annualised inflation rate fell to more than one-year low in January and stood at 1 percent, latest report from Statistics Canada showed on Thursday. Analysts expected for a decline of 0.7 percent. The reading stood...
Fitch: Australia Mortgage Performance Steady Amid Mining Slowdown
Feb 27, 2015 02:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that a reduction in mining investment and slower mining industry employment has resulted in higher delinquency rates over the past 18 months in areas where a significant population is...
Fitch: 2015 Latam government financing needs down from 2014 electoral peak
Feb 26, 2015 17:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
After reaching 9.1% of GDP during the heavy electoral year of 2014, Latin American government financing needs are expected to decrease by 4.3%, to USD481 billion or 8.6% of regional GDP in 2015, according to a special...
Fitch: Mexican corporate liquidity remains sound despite a challenging 2015
Feb 26, 2015 17:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Liquidity remains strong for Mexican corporates but has slightly deteriorated in the last years, according to Fitch Ratings special report Mexican Corporate Liquidity Remains Sound Despite a Challenging 2015. The aggregate...
Fitch: South African Budget Shows Persistent Fiscal Challenges
Feb 26, 2015 12:27 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The South African budget statement highlights the challenge the government faces in narrowing the fiscal deficit, curtailing interest expenditure and containing debt, without denting the countrys already subpar economic...
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