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Niche banks offering unsecured consumer loans likely to bear the brunt. covid-19

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NCR explains its views on preferred shares when evaluating the financial risk of individual companies.

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The Nordic logistics property sector appears to have defied widespread expectations of a marked slowdown.

• Read more about Logistics property operators ride out COVID-19 downturn

Our average credit assessment of over 300 Nordic banks remains at the 'bbb+' level.

• Read more about Nordic bank creditworthiness stable despite COVID-19 impact

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a strong negative impact on the Nordic commercial property sector. covid-19

• Read more about COVID-19 response upends Nordic commercial property market

NCR outlines how it takes ESG factors into consideration when assessing corporates. esg

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Given coordinated efforts of the central banks and regulators, NCR believes that the COVID-19 crisis will be more about credit risk than the lack of liquidity observed during the financial crisis. covid-19

• Read more about Nordic niche banks face uncertain future for nonperforming loans

In this commentary NCR describes its view of the various features of corporate hybrid instruments and explains how they affect our view on equity treatment in our corporate credit analysis.

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Today Nordic Credit Rating AS (NCR) published an update to its Rating Principles methodology. The changes have no impact on NCR's existing ratings.

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Nordic Credit Rating (NCR) believes that retail property owners in the Nordic region will face challenges

• Read more about Retail properties under pressure