The credit ratings agencies have been held accountable in two private suits.

Given this, it is no surprise that Moody s downgraded France s credit rating last year.

Ten eurozone countries had just been downgraded by the ratings agency Standard Poor s.

This would, among other things, reduce the role of credit rating agencies.

This risk was highlighted by the recent downgrade of Italy s credit rating by Standard Poor s.

Germany s credit rating would not be endangered, because Eurobonds would compare favorably with bonds issued by other major countries.

If everyone expects that a credit rating downgrade will make Italian debt unsustainable, Italy will indeed default after a downgrade, regardless of the downgrade s real economic effects.

The CPC revision focused, therefore, on the review of individual sections of the classification and not on a complete restructuring.

Clearly, environmental risks are potentially large enough to affect countries economies in ways that could influence their willingness or ability to repay sovereign debt. In addition, these risks vary widely across countries, including countries whose current credit ratings suggest similar levels of sovereign risk.

The consultative process for the revision of the Central Product Classification was based on the same principles and mechanism as the revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities.

Moreover, since early September, the potential benefits of cooperation now include avoiding an embarrassing credit rating downgrade next year if medium term fiscal reform does not materialize.

The draft concept paper and high level structure of the Classification then served as guidance for the next steps in the revision process and formed the basis for the second questionnaire on the revision of the ISIC and the CPC.

Since the CPC has been revised at shorter intervals than the ISIC, it was expected that the revision of the CPC would be much less extensive than the revision of the ISIC.

They could not stop the Greek government from borrowing (indirectly) from the European Central Bank (ECB) as long as credit rating agencies deemed Greek debt creditworthy.

And many observers within and outside the financial sector have begun to question the models upon which credit rating agencies, investment firms, and others rely to price the risks tied to such securities.

And more reforms are in the works, sending an unmistakable signal that India is not ready to be written off, as had seemed to be happening earlier amid tales of investor flight and credit rating downgrades.

Fortunately, the recent threat of a downgrade of Inda s sovereign credit rating which would have made it difficult to finance the current account deficit has led to a government reshuffle and a shift in policies.

It was also stressed that one of the greatest obstacles to the classification effort was the fact that an act could belong to several of the categories mentioned in the seventh report at the same time and that, accordingly, the classification was not ideal.

The objectives of the 2007 revision of the Central Product Classification were formulated in terms of relevance, comparability and continuity.

The Technical Subgroup prepared a proposal for the programme of work for the 2007 revision, Central Product Classification, Version 2, in a multistage process.

Our country's credit rating was affirmed.

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While the implications and anticipated resolutions of the SNA issues with respect to the ISIC have been considered, additional issues may arise during the SNA update that may no longer be reflected in the ISIC if the complete alignment with NACE at all levels of the classification is to be maintained.

The first questionnaire, sent out in 2001, solicited general proposals for the CPC revision to develop a better understanding of countries' needs in the revision process.

The credit rating agencies would probably evaluate the United Nations for credit rating purposes based on various criteria, including

E. Credit rating of United Nations bond

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Accepting a SAD 3.

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Classification revisions

3 For example, the European Classification (NACE), the North American Classification (NAICS) and the Australia New Zealand Classification (ANZSIC).

Agreements reached so far in the SNA update process have been incorporated into the ISIC revision. The Statistical Commission has recognized that the SNA revision process extends beyond the deadline for the completion of the ISIC.

In order to increase society's participation and understanding of the classification process, the Ministry of Justice widely publicizes the requests made by film producers.

Thus, Eurobonds would not ruin Germany s credit rating.

Throughout the revision process, the various drafts of the CPC revision were prepared by the Technical Subgroup, with the monitoring and guidance of the Statistical Commission and the Expert Group.

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It may also help improve the country's sovereign credit rating.

While credit expansion can offset this to some degree, increased production based on credit expansion inevitably leads to large scale financial risk.

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The western world is currently experiencing a process of portfolio rebalancing, which is reversing the international ranking of growth rates relative to those before the crisis.

With respect to the process for updating the classification, the Expert Group advised that the scope and boundaries of the revision process needed to be clarified and that further information about the timetable for future updates was required.

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This will be achieved through the discussion of classification principles and their interpretation and application in both classifications, recognizing that the CPC describes the outputs of the economic activities described in the ISIC.

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It has largely replaced the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system however, certain government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still use the SIC codes.