-- S&Pグローバル・レーティングは木曜日の発表で、中東戦争の波及効果がアジア太平洋地域の金融機関にとって最大の信用リスクとなっていると述べた。 S&Pアジア太平洋地域金融機関セクター責任者のギャビン・ガニング氏は、同地域の銀行は中東情勢に直接的にエクスポージャーはなく、間接的なエクスポージャーも管理可能な範囲内にあると述べた。 ガニング氏によると、5月末までにホルムズ海峡の開通が合意されるシナリオでは、現在の格付け水準において、金融機関は関連する制約を吸収する十分なバッファーを有しているという。 しかし、紛争が長期化するという下振れシナリオでは、銀行の信用損失が25%増加する可能性があるとS&Pは指摘した。 このシナリオでは、ベトナム、インドネシア、インドにおける融資総額に対する信用損失の比率がさらに高まるだろうと、同格付け機関は述べた。 中国は、予測される信用損失総額のうち最大の割合を占め、約1300億ドルに達すると見込まれている。 S&Pは、他の国の銀行システムはバッファーを有しているため、現在の格付け水準ではより強固な状態にあると述べている。格付け機関によると、ノンバンクファンドの資金調達は、特にソフトウェアセクターの不確実性を背景に、以前ほど注目されることはなくなるものの、今後も議論の的となるだろう。 また、S&Pによれば、AIは今後数年間、地域金融機関の格付けに及ぼす影響が多様化することから、大きな懸念材料となっている。
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