2026-04-30

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Correlation Between Long-Term and Short-Term Rating Scales

The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) establishes a framework linking its long-term and short-term credit rating scales to evaluate an entity's forward-looking capacity to honor financial obligations. Long-term ratings assess default vulnerability over a medium-to-long horizon, whereas short-term ratings prioritize liquidity position and financial flexibility for obligations maturing within twelve months. This indicative correlation matrix maps multiple long-term grades to narrower short-term bands, permitting deviations during exceptional liquidity conditions or acute stress.

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