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Hercules nears end of its first cycle with National Bank's participation
EconomyBankingin guarantees. In keeping the country’s sovereign credit rating unchanged at “BB” last week, rating... on those three fronts would lead to a credit rating downgrade. Bad bank In its most recent financial
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Newsletter 283 -05/02/2021
credit rating unchanged at “BB” last week, rating agency Fitch listed more aggressive treatment of bad.... On the other hand, adverse developments on those three fronts would lead to a credit rating
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S&P moves Greece closer to investment grade, puts focus on budget and growth
EconomyS&P on Friday night upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘BB+’, while the outlook... to GGBs in the post-PEPP world. Explaining its latest decision, the rating agency cited more... rating review for Greece is by Fitch on July 8, followed by Moody’s on September 16 with DBRS. S&P’s
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
rating upgradeThere have been mixed messages for the Greek authorities on the country’s economic prospects. They started with the credit rating upgrade by S&P two weeks ago, which took Greece to ‘BB... of the debt stock to under 150 pct of GDP by 2025, another key metric followed closely by rating agencies
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Markets buoyed by election result
Economyabout one month ago. Moody’s was the first rating agency that came out with a positive assessment... to Greece's credit rating”. The view of markets and analysts was also positive on the outcome... that Fitch on June 9, when it is due to issue its opinion on Greece’s credit rating, might be the first
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Scope Ratings second to give Greece investment grade as attention turns to key players from Sep
EconomyAfter the R&I rating agency of Japan, it was Scope Ratings from Germany on Friday that moved Greece... for Greece’s rating reviews during the cycle that is due in the second half of the year. Scope says... and a rigid labour market and weak external sector. Greece opened the year with a rating upgrade from Fitch
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S&P awards investment grade, bringing arduous cycle for economy to a close
EconomyS&P became on Friday the first of the three leading rating agencies that restored Greece..., bringing it in line with the other two main rating agencies. S&P notes that Greece’s public finances... to a consideration of a downgrade. The cycle of this year’s rating reviews will be concluded with Fitch
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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
a positive rating of 25.1 pct. New Democracy’s huge lead and the relatively weak support for the main... the leading, and ECB accepted, rating agencies bar Moody’s, though domestic continue to cause concern... the latest rating agency to grant the investment grade. The yield on the benchmark has been on a steady
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Record bonds, rising bills: Greece’s economic paradox
Agora. This was reflected in successive credit rating upgrades during 2025 and in the smooth rollout... 2025, when Moody’s granted Greece investment grade status — the last major rating agency to do so... households. Against this backdrop, concepts such as primary surpluses, record bond issuances, and rating
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Deposits down for fourth month in a row as tax obligations rise
EconomyMacroeconomybe perceived as a permanent loss for the domestic banking system. Furthermore, the continued erosion
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