Rating

Frankfurt – Rating agency Fitch has affirmed Slovenia’s credit rating at A with a stable outlook, Fitch said on its website on Friday, adding that this reflected the agency’s expectations of a permanent recovery of the Slovenian economy thanks to the expected increase in investment and continued exports.

Ljubljana – Rating agency Fitch has affirmed Slovenia’s credit rating at A with a stable outlook, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday, adding that this showed the agency acknowledged Slovenia’s strong institutional structure, focus on human development and a credible policy framework supported by EU membership.

Prime Minister Florin Citu hailed on Saturday Romania's outlook upgrade by Standard & Poor's from negative to stable, pointing out that the government has "clearly and undoubtedly" gained the confidence of international institutions and foreign investors.

Ljubljana – Rating agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed on Friday Slovenia’s AA- rating with a stable outlook. The step acknowledges that Slovenia “remains a stable country in the long run despite the difficult situation due to Covid-19”, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

Rating agency Moody's commented on Monday that the sale by Intralot of a 16.5 percent in lottery company Ellinika Lachia to main stakeholder OPAP is a credit positive for Intralot, and that the price of 20 million euros will go a long way toward improving its liquidity, which to date was seen as "weak," according to the agency.

Setbacks that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party suffered in Sunday's local elections will prod him into making the wrong economic policy choices. He is all the more likely now to opt for short-term fixes rather than the more profound changes that investors want but which would take time to combat recession.

Rating agency Moody's announced on Friday it has upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating by two notches to "B1" with a stable outlook, from the "B3" rating with a positive outlook it had granted Greece just over a year earlier.

Economists expected this upgrade to assist Greece in its next foray in the markets, probably with a 10-year bond.

Rating agency DBRS said it believes Greece runs a "moderate" risk of exiting the eurozone.

In a report issued late on Monday, DBRS warned that while the other 18 states that share the euro currency run a "low risk" of eurozone exit, including all other countries to emerge from a bailout program, Greece continues to face a moderate possibility.

Rating agency Moody's Investor Service said on June 27 a strengthening U.S. dollar since mid-April has increased the credit risk of several emerging markets due to currency depreciation.