Datawatch

Fitch publishes the EM Banking System Datawatch report semi-annually to facilitate cross-market comparisons of key credit metrics in emerging-market banking sectors. The report has been published since 2010 and currently covers the following 47 markets:

• Asia (9): China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand; 
• Central and Eastern Europe (8): Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey 
• Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia (6): Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine 
• Latin America (14): Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay; 
• Middle East/Africa (10): Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates 

From 2013, Fitch has followed the IMF’s definition of emerging markets, in accordance with which the Czech Republic, Israel, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea and Taiwan are not classified as EMs. However, these markets continue to be included in this report in order to facilitate cross-country comparisons.

The Kazakh Banks Datawatch consists of key data from banks' regulatory financial statements and disclosure sourced primarily from the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.

The quarterly reports aim to provide an understanding of the Kazakh banking sector's most recent developments, allowing investors to monitor key aspects of banks' credit profiles.

The Russian Banks Datawatch series is a monthly publication of spreadsheets with key data from Russian banks' statutory accounts. The reports offer detailed data and illustrative charts for the main state-related, privately-owned, foreign-owned and retail banks.

Datawatch covers 100 Russian banks, selected based on size and whether they are rated by Fitch, which together accounts for nearly 90% of the sector. For these banks, Fitch has converted the regulatory data, sourced from filings made by Russian banks to the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and published on the regulator's website on a monthly basis. The conversion is done according to Fitch's methodology, which involves IFRS-like classification of certain items and as a result, some figures may differ somewhat from banks' published Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) accounts as of the same date.

The Turkish Banks Datawatch is a quarterly publication of key data from banks' (unaudited) regulatory financial statements posted to the Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAT). The reports will consist of data in pdf and xlsx formats and Fitch commentary, providing a comprehensive overview of recent changes in banks' financial metrics, and analysis of potential implications for credit profiles.