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Showing posts with label short term risks to Ireland's sovereign rating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short term risks to Ireland's sovereign rating. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Fitch says likely to downgrade Portugal if no bailout


Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:08pm BST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Fitch is likely to cut Portugal's credit rating soon if it does not ask for an EU/IMF bailout, while the EU's new bailout fund puts increased pressure on Greece's junk rating, the firm said on Wednesday.

In a report assessing the rating implication of last week's EU summit, Fitch also said that the main short-term risks to Ireland's sovereign rating remained the recession and possible additional bank support costs.

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander)