Clients of the national rating agency will be companies that fall under the sanctions – Kommersant

Deputy Finance Minister of Russia Alexei Moiseyev said that the client creates a national rating agency may become the company caught in the sanctions list. “It will be possible, of course, all Russian issuers and borrowers, including those who came under sanctions and for obvious reasons, is now unable to receive ratings from international agencies,” – TASS quoted Mr. Moses.

He also said that the Ministry of Finance has a positive attitude to the idea of ​​the creation of the agency. “We believe that this is the right step in the implementation of the bill. The main purpose of this law is to ensure the security of the state assessment to Russian issuers have access, for example, to the same deposits of extra-budgetary funds or deposits, or the Lombard list of the Treasury, “- said Mr. Moses.

Recall the Bank of Russia discussed the idea of

​​creating another rating agency, whose founders may be the biggest banks and other market participants. The new credit rating agency can begin its work as early as the fourth quarter of 2015. Capital Agency 3 billion rubles. with an equal distribution of shares among investors (banks, insurance and asset management companies, as well as issuers) in the amount of up to 5%.

For more information about creating the agency, read the material “b “” State banks were invited to the ratings. ”