Research Article

Sovereign Credit Risk Assessment with Multiple Criteria Using an Outranking Method

Table 2

Conversion process for the initial allocations to three risk categories.

CategoryMoody’s RatingsStandard & Poor’s Ratings

C1AaaAAA
Aa1AA+
Aa2AA
Aa3AA-
A1A+
A2A
A3A-

C2Baa1BBB+
Baa2BBB
Baa3BBB-

C3Ba1BB+
Ba2BB
Ba3BB-
B1B+
B2B
B3B-

C3Caa1
Caa2
Caa3
Ca
C
CCC+
CCC
CCC-
CC
C
D