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      Global economic update: soft landing reinforces prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates

      19/6/2024 Research EN

      Global economic update: soft landing reinforces prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates

      A sustained period of higher interest rates will present a challenge for many borrowers worldwide, as economies adapt to a new era of comparatively tight monetary policy amid a recovery in growth and enduring inflation.

      Aircraft finance: Boeing’s 737 MAX issues delay post-Covid normalisation of aviation market

      7/5/2024 Research EN

      Aircraft finance: Boeing’s 737 MAX issues delay post-Covid normalisation of aviation market

      Safety-related production problems at Boeing Co. are delaying the normalisation of the aviation finance sector, partly to the benefit of aircraft-leasing companies, as post-pandemic demand for air travel grows faster than the supply of aircraft.

      Financing fibre: France’s lead over Austria, Germany and Italy points to hidden project risks

      22/3/2024 Research EN

      Financing fibre: France’s lead over Austria, Germany and Italy points to hidden project risks

      Long-term stable cashflows promised by infrastructure projects are increasingly attracting institutional investors, but not all projects are created equal. Fibre networks, one of the newest infrastructure asset classes in Europe, are a case in point.

      Scope withdraws its Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology

      28/2/2024 Research EN

      Scope withdraws its Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology

      Scope incorporates the Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology into its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology and subsequently withdraws the Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology.

      Scope updates its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology

      28/2/2024 Research EN

      Scope updates its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology

      Scope incorporates the Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology into its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology and subsequently withdraws the Aircraft Non-payment Insurance Methodology.

      Scope updates its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology

      15/9/2023 Research EN

      Scope updates its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology

      Existing ratings are not impacted.

      Energy Insight Europe – July 2023

      20/7/2023 Research EN

      Energy Insight Europe – July 2023

      Europe’s grid operators need regulated returns to improve as capex burden rises; hedging promises electricity producer gains, but consumer pain; IOCs’ understandable renewables caution; a new nuclear era?

      Scope updates its Counterparty Risk Methodology

      13/7/2023 Research EN

      Scope updates its Counterparty Risk Methodology

      Existing ratings are not impacted

      Scope proposes updates to its aviation finance rating methodology and calls for comments

      5/7/2023 Research EN

      Scope proposes updates to its aviation finance rating methodology and calls for comments

      Scope Ratings today proposes an update to its Aviation Finance Rating Methodology and calls for comments. The core principles of the rating approach remain unchanged and the proposed methodology update would have no impact on existing ratings.

      Scope updates its General Project Finance Rating Methodology

      16/11/2022 Research EN

      Scope updates its General Project Finance Rating Methodology

      The methodology update integrates our legal risks considerations and provides further clarifications. No rating impact.