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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

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NCR expects that Norwegian banks will on average report a strong fourth quarter in 2019.

• Read more about Tailwind for Norwegian banks in the fourth quarter of 2019

Nordic Credit Rating (NCR) applies a score of 'a' for the Norwegian banking market.

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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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NCR expects net increases in Norwegian banks' capital requirements on the back of proposals from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.

• Read more about Proposed changes in Norway's capital regulations likely to punish small banks

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

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Newcomers to the homeownership market would bear the greatest burden.

• Read more about Increase in norwegian property tax would likely reduce supply and raise housing costs

NCR is now able to assign ratings to covered bond instruments.

• Read more about Nordic Credit Rating publishes its final methodology for covered bonds

We had expected, in line with signals from Norwegian FSA, that the authorities would implement higher Pillar 2 requirements for individual banks.

• Read more about NCR comments on proposed changes to Norwegian banks' capitalisation requirements