Ratha, Dilip; De, Prabal; Mohapatra, Sanket - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007
, a case can be made in favor of helping poor countries obtain credit ratings not only for sovereign borrowing, but for …The authors attempt to predict sovereign ratings for developing countries that do not have risk ratings from agencies … analysis presents a stylized relationship between borrowing costs and the credit rating of sovereign bonds. The launch spread …