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10/12/2010
Credit Agency Drops Ireland To BBB+
Another credit rating agency has dropped Ireland down to the BBB+ although maintained that the State's economy was "stable".
International ratings agency Fitch said today it was downgrading Ireland's credit rating by three notches, citing the cost of bailing out the banking system.
The agency said it was cutting the country's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings to BBB+ from A+. The outlook on the rating is stable, it said.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector, combined with the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access, means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," the agency said.
A statement from the agency added that Ireland's continued investment grade status was underpinned by the EU-IMF external support, as well as the Irish government's demonstrated commitment to fiscal consolidation and still strong underlying "economic fundamentals".
At the end of November, Standard & Poor's announced they are downgrading the State's international credit rating and placing Irish banks on "CreditWatch".
The news came only days after another international ratings agency, Moody's, announced it would be slashing Ireland's credit rating, following the news of the Irish bailout.
(DW)
International ratings agency Fitch said today it was downgrading Ireland's credit rating by three notches, citing the cost of bailing out the banking system.
The agency said it was cutting the country's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings to BBB+ from A+. The outlook on the rating is stable, it said.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector, combined with the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access, means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," the agency said.
A statement from the agency added that Ireland's continued investment grade status was underpinned by the EU-IMF external support, as well as the Irish government's demonstrated commitment to fiscal consolidation and still strong underlying "economic fundamentals".
At the end of November, Standard & Poor's announced they are downgrading the State's international credit rating and placing Irish banks on "CreditWatch".
The news came only days after another international ratings agency, Moody's, announced it would be slashing Ireland's credit rating, following the news of the Irish bailout.
(DW)
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