Credit rating agency ICRA and Punjab National Bank (PNB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which ICRA will assign ratings to small enterprises (SEs)/small scale industries (SSIs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are borrowers of the bank.
The MoU between both the entities seeks to deliver a number of benefits to the bank as well its borrowers. For PNB, ICRA ratings would serve as an objective and scientific input in decision making, and provide assistance in risk pricing, besides acting as an input in the setting of collateral requirements for borrowers, and facilitating future deals involving collateralized bond and loan obligations (CBOs and CLOs).
The SE/SSI ratings will be carried out under the National Small Industries Corporation-ICRA (NSIC-ICRA) Performance and Credit Rating Scheme for SSIs. The SME ratings, on the other hand will be assigned under the ICRA-SME rating scale. To assist potential and existing SE/SSI and SME borrowers of PNB in obtaining ratings, ICRA is offering special terms to borrowers covered by the MoU.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| CRISIL | 4302.10 |
| ICRA | 5162.60 |
| Care Ratings | 1668.60 |
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