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24/3/2023 Research EN
Scope Financial Conditions Index: financial contagion leads to tighter credit in Europe
Borrowers are facing yet tougher times in Europe as persistently high inflation and the fallout from the banking crisis in the US and Switzerland lead to tighter global financial conditions.

17/3/2023 Research EN
Scope withdraws its Renewable Energy Corporates Rating Methodology
Scope incorporates key elements from the retired Methodology into its European Utilities Rating Methodology and withdraws the Renewable Energy Corporates Rating Methodology. This will likely have a positive impact on one outstanding rating.

17/3/2023 Research EN
Scope updates its European Utilities Rating Methodology
The methodology is now final following a call-for-comments period and will apply to all issuer and debt ratings of corporates in the sector. The application of the methodology will likely have a positive impact on a limited number of outstanding ratings.

3/3/2023 Research EN
Scope publishes new rating methodology for investment holding companies and calls for comments
The proposed new methodology clarifies and further refines Scope’s analytical approach on investment holding companies. The methodology as proposed could have a limited positive impact on outstanding ratings if implemented as proposed.

28/2/2023 Research EN
Borrowers should prepare for tougher funding conditions
The bond market has enjoyed favourable conditions since the start of the year but Scope’s European Financial Conditions Index has started to tighten in response to sticky inflation, meaning borrowers are likely to face more difficult funding conditions.

27/2/2023 Research EN
EU carbon pricing: ETS-2 struggles to balance affordability with emissions-reduction incentives
The EU’s expanded carbon-pricing system risks falling short of the necessary incentives for individuals and small business to materially reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the use of buildings and transport, according to Scope ESG Analysis.

13/2/2023 Research EN
Oil and gas: IOCs’ caution on renewables reflects financing conditions, market uncertainty
Integrated oil and gas companies have good economic reasons for caution in investment in low-carbon energy projects: the rising cost of capital exposes their poor rate of return compared with short-cycle oil, gas projects amid commodity-cycle uncertainty.