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SME Rating Agency of India 
Summary
SMERA, widely known as ‘The SME Rating Agency’, is a credit rating agency in India that provides credit ratings primarily of small and medium-sized enterprises.
| Industry | Credit Ratings |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005[1] |
| Headquarters | 905, Lodha Supremus, Kanjurmarg East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Key people | Prosenjit Ghosh, Sankar Chakraborti |
| Products | Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) Rating, Credit Due Diligence, Microfinace Grading, SMERA Terminal |
| Parent | Acuité Ratings & Research Limited |
| Website | www |
Initially an initiative of the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India and the Reserve Bank of India, SMERA is now a subsidiary of Acuité Ratings & Research Limited.[2][3] Acuité, a joint initiative of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Dun & Bradstreet Information Services India Private Limited (D&B), Standard Chartered, ICICI and leading public sector banks in India, is registered with SEBI as a credit rating agency.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ "About - SMERA".
- ^ "SMERA Ratings appoints Sankar Chakraborti as CEO". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Government Subsidy Loan for Business and Small Scale Industries". old.sidbi.in. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Acuite Ratings & Research Limited | Department of Financial Services | Ministry of Finance | Government of India". financialservices.gov.in. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ PTI (14 September 2012). "Smera gets RBI nod to offer credit rating". @businessline. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "MSMEs' Credit Rating Is Set for a Model Change". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Indian Bank inks MoU with SME Rating Agency of India
- SME rating agency to open four more offices in North
- FM to unveil rating agency for SME today