Znaczenie agencji oceniających (ratingowych) po wprowadzeniu w 2004 roku przez Komitet Bazylejski Nowej Umowy Kapitałowej

Basle Committee on Banking Supervision published in 2004 the New Capital Adequacy Framework. A special importance is assigned in this document to the external assessment agencies. Banks will have to determine the minimum capital requirements on the basis of assessments by the external agencies. The role of the external assessment agencies in the New Capital Adequacy Framework and potential threats and benefits from using by banks the external assessments for determination of the minimum capital requirements are presented in the paper.