A third party assessment of the impact created by a Social Service Provider (‘SSP’ or ‘programme’) organization/programme can play a complementary role towards creating a positive change in the society. A structured, comparable and globally recognized impact assessment approach adds value to an SSP’s efforts in bringing the desired.....

The Shari’ah Compliance and Fiduciary Rating aims to provide information and independentassessment regarding the Shari’ah governance framework of Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs), or of conventional institutions....

IIRA’s sovereign rating methodology has been outlined to provide clarity on the economic and social dimensions typically involved....

Over the years, insurance had evolved on the “risk-sharing” concept (based on mutuality) and later transformed into a “risk-transferring” mechanism (particularly after introduction of stock companies...

Social enterprises and third sector1 organizations are growing in significance, globally, amidst frustrations with mounting violations of socio‐economic justic...

In this document, IIRA has laid down specific factors that apply to supranational entities, and the manner in which these are assessed while evaluating ratings for such entities. The approach can be applied to all types of multilateral agencies - typically financial institutions...

The evolution of Islamic Finance as a parallel to conventional finance has gained significant global recognition in the past few decades. Islamic Finance is recognized as fundamentally...

IIRA’s rating framework for commercial banks comprises three broad areas of analysis. The assessment begins with system-wide external factors that may impact risk ...

Credit ratings inculcate transparency and invite investor confidence as they are a third party opinion on the credibility and financial strength of institutions signifying ability to service debt/Sukuk in a timely...