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Standard & Poor’s downgrades Sagicor Life Inc

28-Jul-09

I tend to bang on about these rating agency downgrades, but they are important. For those of you not familiar with these companies, their essence can be distilled thus:  ratings agencies are arbiters of creditworthiness. In other words, agencies like Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch bestow upon companies and countries  grades that indicate the [...]

S&P says may cut ratings on FCB and Republic Bank

03-Feb-09

S&P, which said today it was considering downgrading T&T’s sovereign credit rating, is also scrutinising the ratings of both First Citizens Bank and Republic Bank due to the fallout from the CL Financial bailout. Here are the statements, any emphasis/explanations mine: S&P: First Citizens Bank Ltd. ‘BBB+/A-2′ Rating Put On CreditWatch Negative ["CreditWatch Negative" means [...]

The CL Financial Bailout – Central Bank Statement

31-Jan-09

Presented verbatim, here is the full text of the statement made by Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams at the press conference on Friday: Some of you may know that CIB has been facing liquidity challenges over the past few weeks. These challenges came to a head in the last few days when the bank began [...]

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