Dagong Global Credit Rating () is a
state-owned
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credit rating agency
A credit rating agency (CRA, also called a ratings service) is a company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor's ability to pay back debt by making timely principal and interest payments and the likelihood of Default (finance), default ...
based in
China
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.
History
The company was established in 1994, following approval by the
People's Bank of China
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and the
State Economic and Trade Division of the
People's Republic of China
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.
In May 2009, an agreement of mutual cooperation was signed with
Xinhua News Agency
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, reported as "promoting a national credit rating system". The company stated that it has used "
dialectical materialism
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" as part of its evaluative approach.
In June 2013,
Dagong Europe Credit Rating
Dagong Europe Credit Rating is a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned credit rating agency Dagong Global Credit Rating. It was established in March 2012 with headquarters in Milan, Italy. In June 2013, it was registered and received authorization ...
was registered and received authorisation from the
European Securities and Markets Authority
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ESMA replaced the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on 1 January 2011. It is one of the three new European Sup ...
as Credit Rating Agency. In the same year, it was recognised by the Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (
EBA
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,
ESMA and
EIOPA
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is a European Union financial regulatory institution that replaced the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS). It is established under EU R ...
) as External Credit Assessment Institution operating in the
European Union
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.
It was led by Mauro Alfonso until February 2014.
In 2018, Dagong's operations were suspended following accusations of corruption and doctored ratings in exchange for fees. In 2019, Dagong was
nationalized
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.
See also
*
List of countries by credit rating
*
Dagong Europe Credit Rating
Dagong Europe Credit Rating is a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned credit rating agency Dagong Global Credit Rating. It was established in March 2012 with headquarters in Milan, Italy. In June 2013, it was registered and received authorization ...
References
External links
* {{Official website
1994 establishments in China
Credit rating agencies
Government-owned companies of China