Tag: credit rating agency Fitch

Fitch Downgrades Ratings of 31 Russian Banks

Rating agency Fitch has downgraded the Long-Term Foreign Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of 31 Russian banks from “B” to “CC” and Short-Term IDRs from “B” to “C.” “Russian banks’ LTFC IDRs now reflect our opinion that some form of default on FC (foreign currency ) financial obligations or deposits is probable over the…


Australian Finance Minister Confident of Keeping AAA Credit Rating

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is confident Australia will retain its AAA credit rating after the government last week unveiled a big spending program with the release of the 2021-22 federal budget. When asked on whether the government would be responsible for a possible downgrade of its credit rating after the release of the budget, Senator…