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Analyst Marko Papic explores the geopolitics behind the EU’s plans to create a body to supervise US-based credit rating agencies.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday that it’s time for the European Union to act against what he considers as irresponsible behaviour by international credit rating agencies such as Fitch and Standard & Poor’s over the Greek government’s debt crisis. Barroso said he will see to it that the EU will make these agencies subject to supervision by European regulators. “The crisis has once again brought the role of credit agencies to the fore,” said Barroso during a plenary debate at the EU parliament in Brussels. “These agencies play a pivotal role in the functioning of financial markets, but ratings appear to be too cyclical, to rely on the general market mood rather than on fundamentals regardless whether market mood is too optimistic or too pessimistic.” “To strengthen the supervision of these actors of Europe wide dimension, the Commission believe they should be put under the direct supervision of the future European Security Market Authority and that is exactly what we will propose. We have also launch a reflection under whether furtehr measures should be needed to ensure the propoer rating of sovereign debt in particular.” “Free market consitute the basis for the functioning of succesful economies but free markets need rules and compliance and rules and compliance need to be tightened if a irresponsible behaviour puts at risk what can not and should not be put at risk.” “Regulatory authorities and …

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Ken Borst, a consumer lawyer, talks about why it’s crucial to make sure your credit rating is accurate.

(www.abndigital.com) Ratings agency Standard & Poors has raised Kenya’s credit rating from B to B+ due to reduced political risk in that country. This follows the adoption of a new constitution following the fallout after the country’s 2008 presidential elections. Joining me to look at the implications for Kenya is Sam Omukoko, managing director of Metroplis East Africa.

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The change in credit rating agency since they were bought up last October? Acoording to critics – not so much. (Bloomberg News)

Shows how the self serving credit agencies were central to the credit crunch