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Rating and Assessment Agencies

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The Rating Fund provides MFIs with a choice of pre-qualified rating and assessment agencies so that they can choose the methodology that best suits their needs. It is important to recognize that different raters have very different methodologies and outputs, and MFIs should choose carefully, with the help of the “Search and Compare” feature. Detailed information can be found in each agency’s profile page by clicking on the name of the agency. Note that due to a change of services financed, since 2003 consulting companies providing evaluations no longer qualify to participate in the Rating Fund.

Name of Agency Description of Firm Last Profile Update
Apoyo & Asociados Internacionales S.A.C. Clasificadora de Riesgo 05/05/2008
BRC Investor Services Sociedad Calificadora de Valores 08/17/2005
Class & Asociados S.A. Clasificadora de Riesgo 02/28/2005
CRISIL Mainstream rating agency, microfinance product 02/17/2005
Ecuability Calificadora de Riesgos 09/01/2005
Equilibrium Clasificadora de Riesgo 01/02/2006
Feller Rate Clasificadora de Riesgo 02/28/2005
Fitch Ratings Mainstream credit rating agency 02/28/2005
Global Credit Rating Co. Full Service Rating Agency 04/18/2006
JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited Credit Rating Agency 08/11/2006
M-CRIL Microfinance Rating Agency 09/24/2007
Microfinanza Rating Srl Specialized Microfinance Rating Agency 11/21/2007
Microfinanza Rating Srl (ES) Agencia de rating especializada en microfinanza 11/21/2007
Microfinanza Rating Srl (FR) Agence de Notation spécialisée en microfinance 11/21/2007
MicroRate Specialized Microfinance Rating Agency 07/26/2006
MicroRate Latin America Empresa calificadora especilizada en microfinanzas 07/26/2006
Pacific Credit Rating Holding Inc. Clasificadora de Riesgo 03/02/2005
Planet Rating Afrique Agence de notation spécialisée en Microfinance 12/08/2006
Planet Rating Perú SA Calificadora especializada en Microfinanzas 12/08/2006
Planet Rating SAS Specialized rating agency 12/08/2006
Standard & Poor's Clasificadora de Riesgo 03/08/2005

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