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26 Sep 23
The US government’s triple-A credit rating could be threatened by a government shutdown, analysts warned amid a Congressional impasse.
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19 Sep 23
Sustained progress on reforms and resilient growth expectations were key contributors to an upgrade in Greece’s credit rating, moving the nation closer to recovering its investment grade rating,...
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15 Sep 23
An economic slowdown in China and the impact of higher interest rates in Europe and the US will slow global growth next year, Fitch Ratings has said.
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12 Sep 23
More than $12bn of cash injections from the government and a lower profit sharing rate will not be enough to get Mexico’s state oil company back to sustainability, although it will help in the short...
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8 Sep 23
Plans to bring new countries into the BRICS economic bloc might not have many economic benefits in the near future, an analyst has warned.
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8 Aug 23
Dozens of countries will see their credit ratings cut unless the world cuts greenhouse gas emissions and slows climate change, research has suggested.
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4 Aug 23
Repeated last-minute fixes to the US debt limit have hit confidence in the country’s government to such an extent that Fitch downgraded its rating, also warning of growing debt and rising deficits.
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4 Aug 23
A recent military coup will restrict access to finance and was a key driver in a double credit rating downgrade of Niger, Moody’s has said.
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28 Jul 23
Ratings agency acts after defence spending increase
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17 Jul 23
Fast progress on reducing Iceland’s budget deficit will help to rebuild fiscal buffers faster than expected and points to growing resilience in the government’s finances, ratings agency Moody’s has...
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2 Jun 23
Last year governments in Western Europe saw revenue grow much faster than spending, but that is unlikely to be the case again in 2023, according to analysts.
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26 May 23
Political partisanship is getting in the way of action on the US debt limit, casting uncertainty over its ability to meet its obligations.
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15 May 23
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned Kenya’s domestic funding conditions have deteriorated.
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10 May 23
Sustained currency depreciation would make borrowing more expensive for Egypt and take up a higher share of revenues, eventually leading to a future credit rating cut for the government, rating...
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2 May 23
Ongoing strikes could hurt the French government’s plans to reduce spending and were highlighted as a major contribution to a cut in its credit rating by Fitch.
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18 Apr 23
Credit ratings based on a simplistic understanding of African countries’ economies cost those countries’ governments $74.5bn in borrowing costs, researchers at the United Nations have suggested.
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6 Apr 23
Large foreign reserves and low government debt levels drove Saudi Arabia’s credit rating upgrade, ratings agency Fitch has said.
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31 Mar 23
Emerging economies are facing a challenging environment with inflation, high interest rates and low growth, and rating agency S&P Global has warned this will hurt their creditworthiness in the...
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27 Mar 23
The depletion of foreign reserves and weak governance will limit Bolivia’s ability to meet debt costs, and were major contributors to a cut in its credit rating by Moody’s.
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7 Mar 23
Greece will regain an investment grade credit rating this year after more than a decade in junk territory, the country’s central bank governor has said.
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1 Mar 23
Concerns over a potential debt default and restricted access to new borrowing have led to ratings agency Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s credit rating.
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28 Feb 23
Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
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8 Feb 23
Using up foreign reserves to meet soaring costs will restrict Egypt’s ability to service its debt and was named as a major contributor to a cut in its credit rating by ratings agency Moody’s.
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2 Feb 23
Political instability and simmering discontent in Peru will impede progress on reforms and damage economic growth, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
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30 Jan 23
The risk of higher government deficits has prompted another downgrade in Nigeria’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.