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Portrait: Markus Krall

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Fabian ChristAugust 31, 2011

Many people regard the rating agencies as one of the causes of the euro crisis. American agencies Standard & Poor’s, Fitch, and Moody’s dominate the market.

They recently downgraded the creditworthiness ratings of Greece, Portugal, and Ireland dramatically. Now a European rating agency is to be founded to compete with the American companies. Claudia Laszcazk accompanies Markus Krall for a day in Frankfurt am Main.
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