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SOCAR's rating upgraded with Stable Outlook

SOCAR's rating upgraded with Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable, the Fitch Ratings press …

Fitch Ratings upgrades Azerbaijan's rating

Fitch Ratings upgrades Azerbaijan's rating

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Azerbaijan's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The agency expects that Azerbaijan’s sovereign foreign currency assets will approach $74 …

U.S. top-tier credit rating downgraded

U.S. top-tier credit rating downgraded

International ratings agency Fitch said it had downgraded the United States' Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'AA+' …

Fitch withdraws Russia's ratings

Fitch withdraws Russia's ratings

Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Russia’s ratings, the international rating agency reported on its website. "Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Russia's ratings. The withdrawals are for sanction-related reasons," the agency …

Fitch downgrades six Russian insurance companies

Fitch downgrades six Russian insurance companies

Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded six Russian insurance companies' insurer financial strength ratings, along with the debt rating of one Russian insurer. The companies are insurance joint stock company VSK, JSC IC Allianz, …

Fitch downgrades Russia's sovereign rating

Fitch downgrades Russia's sovereign rating

Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody's downgraded Russia by six notches to "junk" status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt its ability to service debt and would weaken the economy. Fitch downgraded Russia to …

Fitch downgrades Turkey's credit rating

Fitch downgrades Turkey's credit rating

Turkey's soft financial policy may fix inflation rate at a high level, according to the report of Fitch Ratings. According to Fitch Ratings analysts, such a policy may exacerbate the consequences of weakening Turkish lira and …

Fitch revises up Turkey's growth forecast to 9.2% this year

Fitch revises up Turkey's growth forecast to 9.2% this year

Fitch Ratings has revised up Turkey's 2021 economic growth forecast to 9.2%, according to the rating agency's Global Economic Outlook for September, released on Sept. 16, Harriet daily reports.  The new figure is a massive …

Azerbaijan’s natural gas reserves to last for 120 years

Azerbaijan’s natural gas reserves to last for 120 years

Azerbaijan's natural gas reserves are expected to last at least for the next 120 years, according to the joint calculations of Fitch Ratings and BP. The international agency emphasizes that according to this indicator, …

Fitch changes Saudi credit rating

Fitch changes Saudi credit rating

Rating agency Fitch downgraded Saudi Arabia’s credit rating to A from A+ today, citing rising geopolitical and military tensions in the Gulf following an attack on its oil facilities and a deterioration of the kingdom’s fiscal …

Fitch reaffirms Georgia to 'BB’ with stable outlook

Fitch reaffirms Georgia to 'BB’ with stable outlook

Fitch has reaffirmed Georgia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB' with a stable outlook, Agenda.ge reports. Fitch upgraded the country’s rating to 'BB' from 'BB-' …

Fitch: sanctions cost Russia one rung on credit ranking

Fitch: sanctions cost Russia one rung on credit ranking

Russia’s credit score at Fitch Ratings is back to where it was before the crisis in Ukraine almost half a decade ago, but uncertainty over U.S. penalties still stifles the nation’s ranking. "Sanctions overall have …

Russia's sovereign rating upgrade by Fitch

Russia's sovereign rating upgrade by Fitch

Russia's credit rating was lifted on Friday by Fitch Ratings, which cited strong fiscal policies and a commitment to inflation-targeting, Business Times reported. The sovereign rating was lifted to "BBB", the second lowest …

Saudi Aramco named world's most profitable company

Saudi Aramco named world's most profitable company

Saudi Aramco was the world's most profitable company in 2018 with net income of $111.1 billion, easily outstripping U.S. behemoths including Apple Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp, Bloomberg reported with reference to Moody's Investors …

Bakhtadze: Georgian economy now more competitive

Bakhtadze: Georgian economy now more competitive

Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has responded to Georgia’s improved standing in the Fitch rating.  According to him, the promotion in the international rating agency means that the Georgian …

Fitch affirms Russia at 'BBB-'

Fitch affirms Russia at 'BBB-'

Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed Russia’s credit rating at ‘BBB-‘ citing a strong sovereign balance sheet and robust external finances, Reuters reports. “The ‍prospect of harsher additional US sanctions …