EBA · 2023_6680 Rejected question

Exposure to multilateral development banks

Name: Exposure to multilateral development banks: EBA Q&A — EU Financial Regulatory Q&A
Creator: European Banking Authority
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Regulation: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Article: 117, para. 1 and 2
Topic: Credit risk
Submitted by: Other
Submitted: 2023-01-04

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Question

What are the criteria to be assigned a 0% risk weight by the EU under this regulation? What is the process to apply to be assigned a 0% risk weight?

Background

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a Multilateral and Supranational Institution rated AA+ by S&P and Fitch. In 2022 IFAD started issuing and has two bonds listed in the EuroMTF Market of the LuxSE. IFAD would like to understand the process and criteria to be assigned a 0% risk weight like its peers.

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Original source: European Banking Authority, Q&A ID 2023_6680

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