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Greece Wins Investment Grade From Standard & Poor’s

Greece's economy received a substantial boost late on Friday after Standard & Poor's upgraded its rating to investment grade for the first time since the country’s debt crisis in 2010. Standard & Poor's, became the first among the “big three”...

S&P Keeps Greece at B+ Rating

Expectations for the upgrading of Greece by Standard & Poor's (S & P) were not confirmed, as the rating agency kept Greece at a B+ rating. Although, the Greek market and the investment community anticipated an upgrading, S & P...

Standard & Poor's Upgrades Greece's Credit Rating to B+

Standard & Poor's (S&P) ratings agency has upgraded Greece's credit rating by one notch, from 'B' to 'B+' According to the Associated Press, S&P said Greece's debt risks are now reduced following last week's decision by the country's international creditors to...

Standard & Poor's Upgrades Greek Credit Outlook Goes From Stable to Positive

Standard & Poor's rating agency (S & P) upgraded the Greek credit outlook to positive from stable on Friday. "On July 21, 2017, S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the Hellenic Republic (Greece) to positive from stable. We affirmed the...

S&P Affirms Greece’s ‘B-/B’ Ratings, Says Outlook Remains Stable

Standard & Poor’s affirmed on Friday Greece’s ‘B-/B’ ratings in its scheduled rating review. The outlook remains “stable”, reflecting its view that the risks to its ratings are balanced over the next twelve months. It also said it expects economic...

S&P Raises Greece’s Credit Rating to B- from CCC+, Stable Outlook

On Friday, Standard & Poor's raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Greece to 'B-' from 'CCC+', with a stable outlook, citing the country's compliance with its economic program. "The upgrade reflects our assessment that the Greek government is broadly complying...

S&P: Greece in Risk of Default in 2016

The risk of a Greek default has not disappeared yet, according to a Standard & Poor's new report. According to the analysis, the political reactions to the painful third Greek bailout program is the number one risk that the...

S&P Upgrades Cyprus After Capital Control Removal

Rating agency Standard & Poor's has upgraded its assessment of Cyprus to BB-, citing removal of capital controls and strong budgetary performance. “In April 2015, Cyprus further strengthened its financial stability by removing capital controls without disruption in deposit flows....

S&P Keeps Greece's Credit Rating at CCC+

Standard & Poor's, one of the three biggest credit rating agencies in the world, revealed on Friday that it has kept Greece's credit rating unchanged. The firm maintained the country's CCC+ rating, this is actually a bump up from Greece's CCC rating...

S&P: Grexit Risk Growing

Global rating agency Standard & Poor's believes there is a greater than 50/50 chance of Greece leaving the euro or a "Grexit." While there is a "whiff of optimism" that a deal will be struck between Greece and its creditors,...