1. What are the demographic factors you would be interested in if you were conducting a credit risk analysis of a major consumer durable manufacturer?
2. You are a Relationship Manager in a bank and one of your customers has decided to double their manufacturing capacity. The project cost would be funded mostly by debt. What would be your views if the current economic forecast shows that the economy could face an economic slowdown? Will it be different if most of the company's production is exported? Would you be paying attention to the interest rate forecasts?