Standard & Poor's

S&P boosts Turkey's GDP forecast to 8.6%

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) raised its gross domestic product growth forecast for Turkey to 8.6% in a fresh report released late on Sept. 27. 

While the agency's previous forecast had been 6.1% for 2021, it did not change its forecasts for 2022 and 2023, keeping them at 3.3% and 3.1%, respectively.

S&P upgrades Greece's rating one notch to BB-

Standard & Poor's has upgraded Greece's credit rating by one notch to BB- with a positive outlook, saying another upgrade could follow within the next year.

The agency says a potential future upgrade would depend on the center-right government's continuing to implement economic reforms and also on an improvement in Greek banks' sizable exposure to nonperforming loans.

S&P upgrades Greece's rating one notch

Standard & Poor's has upgraded Greece's credit rating by one notch to BB- with a positive outlook, saying another upgrade could follow within the next year.

The agency says a potential future upgrade would depend on the center-right government's continuing to implement economic reforms and also on an improvement in Greek banks' sizable exposure to nonperforming loans.

S&P affirms Turkey's rating

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Feb. 24 affirmed Turkey's sovereign rating at 'BB' with a negative outlook. 
The agency said any changes in external financial conditions could restrict Turkey's financial and corporate sectors’ ability to roll over large external debt. 

S&P keeps Turkey credit rating unchanged

The Standard & Poor's (S&P) ratings agency kept Turkey's credit rating unchanged on May 5, declaring that its outlook remained "negative."

Turkey's foreign currency credit rating held steady at BB, while its local currency credit rating was also preserved at BB+.

Ratings on the country are supported by the government's low debt burden, the agency said in a statement.