21 December 2020
The EIU publishes CRS reports and ratings as subscription products. At the end of each calendar year the EIU publishes a publication schedule for the following year. This lists the dates when the EIU may publish scheduled rating reports, in accordance with the UK regulations. The schedule is available at www.eiu.com/n/regulatory-affairs/.
The publication schedule determines when the EIU conducts a formal review of a rating.
Appropriate government departments in rated countries are informed no less than 24 hours in advance of the publication of a new rating.
If the rated country, after reviewing the rating, notifies EIU of an alleged error of fact, the matter will be evaluated and corrective action taken, if warranted.
The EIU informs subscribers and governments in advance if it intends to add a country to the CRS service.
The EIU informs subscribers and governments in advance if it intends to discontinue covering a country in the CRS service, providing reasons for the decision.
The EIU does not withdraw ratings; that is, once a CRS report is published, it remains posted on the company website, www.eiu.com/n/, indefinitely as a historical record and is available to subscribers whose CRS subscription entitles them to view that report.
CRS reports follow a standard format. They contain summaries and analyses of each risk category assessed (sovereign, currency, banking sector, political risk, economic structure risk). They also contain the following sections: Political stability, Election watch, International relations, Policy trends, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Economic growth, Inflation, Exchange rates, External sector.
Every CRS report bears the name of the editor/analyst, the consulting analyst and the date of publication.