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credit ratings  

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  • A credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of a debt issuer or a specific debt obligation, together with any additional security attached to it. The rating represents an opinion on the ability and willingness of an obligor to deliver payments due to investors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Credit Ratings]

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