Moody's Investors Service

Anheuser-Busch In Bev SA/NV's merger with SABMiller Plc is unlikely to alter the competitive landscape of the European beer market over the next 12-24 months, as it will take time for the combined entity to hit its stride, Moody's Investors Service said in a special report published on Feb. 2. 

A potential increase in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) after this week's FOMC meeting would confirm that the U.S. economic expansion remains on track, but higher rates could bring risks to some emerging market sovereigns, said Moody's Investors Service in a note on Dec. 14

Moody's Investors Service changed on December 11 Romania's rating outlook from stable to positive and affirmed the country's sovereign rating at Baa3 (investment grade), the Public Finance Ministry announced on Saturday.

Turkey's agenda since the election has been dominated by escalating geopolitical risks. 

Credit ratings agency Moody's affirmed Turkey's "Baa3" government debt and issuer ratings early on Dec. 5.

In a statement, Moody's said its confirmation of Turkey's ratings "reflects the country's economic resilience and strong fiscal metrics, which have been maintained through the long electoral cycle."

Constantinos Kypreos, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer at Moody's Investors Service, argued that the Bulgarian banking system is on a slow path to recovery after the crisis experienced with the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) in 2014.

Moody’s Investors Service on Monday confirmed the Caa2 ratings five Greek mortgage-covered bond programs
Moody’s said the issues were formerly on review for downgrade.

The significant slowdown in many emerging market economies is a medium-term trend that could persist for years, a senior Moody’s analyst said on Aug. 18.

Moody's rating agency has welcomed a plan by Denizbank, the Turkish arm of Russia's Sberbank, to increase its capital by 1.1 billion Turkish Liras to 1.82 billion liras, due to a board decision on July 9.

The rating agency Moody's has decreased the deposit rating of Bulgarian DSK Bank to Ba2/Not-Prime as well as the deposit rating of Reiffeisen Bank to Ba3/Not-Prime.

Their perspectives for development have been further decreased to ''stable''.

A month ago Moody's confirmed Bulgaria's rating of Baa2 with a stable perspective.