Private company

Credit Rating Information and Services Limited

Credit rating company in Bangladesh

Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) is the first credit rating company in Bangladesh. This company was incorporated with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in 1992 and Credit Rating Company rules 1996 as a recognized ECAI, and has been operating as the first rating company in the country since 1995.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) is the first credit rating company in Bangladesh. This company was incorporated with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in 1992 and Credit Rating Company rules 1996 as a recognized ECAI, and has been operating as the first rating company in the country since 1995.2

The story

Initially, all credit risk assessments were done internally by SEC Bangladesh (Security Exchange Commission of Bangladesh). which acts as the regulatory body of the external rating institutions. This scenario has been changing slowly as dependency and trust on ECAI is growing stronger.

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