Economics and Finance Research Guide (IMF): Credit Ratings & Risk

An independent country ranking and risk assessment tool for money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF).

New! Provides forecasts for outbreaks of political violence and escalations into internal armed conflict. Forecast method is based on many years of academic research and millions of newspaper articles through automated summaries.

Monthly Probability of Default (PD) data for listed firms across globe with term structure ranging from 1 month to 60 months; and Bottom-up Default Analysis Toolkit (BuDA), a credit stress testing and scenario analysis toolkit jointly developed by CRI and the IMF.

Country analysis and forecasts, risk assessments, economic and market data, daily news analysis, industry trends and management strategies in more than 200 countries. Subscription includes EIU Country Reports, ViewsWire, EIU Market Indicators & Forecasts Plus; Country Data; EIU Country Risk Model; City Data; World Investment Service; World Investment Prospects. Open to all IMF staff.

Global credit ratings and research on corporates, financial institutions, public finance, sovereigns and structured finance. Open to all IMF staff.

ICRG comprises 22 variables in three subcategories of risk: political, financial, and economic, for 140 countries. Open to all IMF staff.

Political, economic, and financial risk ratings and forecasts for more than 140 countries. Open to all IMF staff.

Tool for measuring probability of default. Includes EDF (Expected Default Frequency) credit measures on 30,000 publicly traded firms globally. Service has limited licensing/access: Limited to 50 users.

Comprehensive data on defaults, recovery from default, and rating changes (at both the security and issuer level) for all corporate issuers of long-term bonds. Service has limited licensing/access: Limited to 5 users; however, all other staff may request data through the IMF Library.

Credit ratings, research, and financial information for sovereigns, banks (global), and corporations (global). Service has limited licensing/access: Contact the IMF Library Information Desk, 202-623-7054, to request ratings and reports.

Credit ratings and research on corporations, financial institutions, insurers, local and regional governments as well as sovereigns and utilities. Service has limited licensing/access: Contact the IMF Library Information Desk, 202-623-7054, to request ratings and reports.

Risk indices and interactive maps to evaluate political, economic, and societal risks (human rights, environmental risks, and natural hazards) for 197 countries at national and sub-national levels. Open to all IMF staff.