A Deep Dive into REIT Ratings

About

Speaker: Eyal Shevel - Head of Corporate and Public Sector Ratings, GCR Ratings

Ratings play a significant role in the growth of financial markets by providing critical insights into credit across a range of sectors. They also provide improved efficiency in the credit markets and allow for more transparency in dealings. GCR Ratings is licensed as a rating agency in a number of markets, including Kenya with the Capital Markets Authority.

The REITs Association of Kenya (RAK) in collaboration with the GCR Ratings – An Affiliate of Moody’s Investors Services, here-by welcome you to the Joint Workshop on REIT Ratings.

Topical Areas

• Introduction to GCR:
  • Who is GCR?
  • Update on Moody’s/GCR transaction and its implications
  • Experience/track record
• What is the impact of rating REITs
• REITs rating process
• How GCR views REITs from a credit risk perspective
• At what point are the ratings started?
• Value of ratings to all players vested in the REIT process
• Tools for rating REITs
• Global REIT ratings
• Case study

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