Our distinctive approach to sovereign and public-sector credit assessment, based on proprietary methodologies, is tailored to the macro-economic, fiscal, legal, and political complexities of issuers.

Our methodologies are based on quantitative and qualitative scorecards, allowing us to strike an appropriate balance between analytical consistency and acknowledgement of issuer-specific characteristics.

Our four methodologies embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and state clearly when we apply our own judgement in the assessment of credit risk.

Covering all asset classes dealing with sovereigns and the public sector allows us to analyse interactions between these layers to better capture the relevant implications for sovereign and public sector credit quality.