In 2008 several new issues emerged in the Kazakh banking sector, which together have become the dominant factor shaping the financial system as a whole.

AzeriRating looks at the state of and development trends in the banking sector in Azerbaijan:

RusRating evaluates the liquidity of Russian banks and their effectiveness in 2007.

On 10 September 2007 the national rating agency RusRating issued a new overview report on “Russian banks in the debt market and bond issue ratings”.

KzRating analyses the Kazakh banking system and its development trends. In this review

AmRating states that the Armenian banking system is in an intensive development phase and has drawn a lot of attention from foreign investors.