SME Rating Agency of India

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.

SMERA Ratings Private Limited
IndustryCredit Ratings
Founded2005[1]
Headquarters905, Lodha Supremus, Kanjurmarg East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people
Prosenjit Ghosh, Sankar Chakraborti
ProductsSmall & Medium Enterprises (SME) Rating, Credit Due Diligence, Microfinace Grading, SMERA Terminal
ParentAcuité Ratings & Research Limited
Websitewww.smeraonline.com

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
  1. "About - SMERA".
  2. "SMERA Ratings appoints Sankar Chakraborti as CEO". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "Government Subsidy Loan for Business and Small Scale Industries". old.sidbi.in. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. "Acuite Ratings & Research Limited | Department of Financial Services | Ministry of Finance | Government of India". financialservices.gov.in. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. PTI (14 September 2012). "Smera gets RBI nod to offer credit rating". @businessline. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. "MSMEs' Credit Rating Is Set for a Model Change". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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