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A sovereign credit rating is the credit rating of a sovereign entity, such as a national government. The sovereign credit rating indicates the risk level of the investing environment of a country and is used by investors when looking to invest in particular jurisdictions, and also takes into account political risk.
This is a list of countries by credit rating, showing long-term foreign currency credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the largest three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, and Moody's.
Sovereign credit risk is the risk of a government of a sovereign state becoming unwilling or unable to meet its loan or bond obligations leading to a sovereign default. Credit rating agencies will take into account the capital, interest, extraneous and procedural defaults, and failures to abide by the terms of bonds or other debt instruments when setting a countries credit rating.
Sovereign credit rating agencies play a crucial role in assessing and evaluating the creditworthiness of sovereign nations and their ability to meet their financial obligations. By assigning credit ratings to countries, these agencies provide valuable information to investors, governments, and financial institutions, aiding in decision-making ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -Ratings agency Fitch revised its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative on Tuesday, citing risks to public finances as the economy faced increasing uncertainty ...
The rating methodologies used to assess sovereign credit ratings are broadly similar to those used for corporate credit ratings, although the borrower's willingness to repay receives extra emphasis since national governments may be eligible for debt immunity under international law, thus complicating repayment obligations.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today affirmed the Government of Singapore's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Aaa. The rating affirmation is driven by Moody's view that ...
The federal government has until Thursday, Sept. 30 to vote on whether or not to increase the debt ceiling in order to pay receipts for last year's unprecedented COVID-19 stimulus bill and economic...