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Standard & Poor’s downgrades the Bahamas

23-Dec-09

Long-Term Ratings On The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Lowered To ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable The Bahamas’ fiscal position has deteriorated, as the government has increased spending while its narrow revenue base has declined amid economic recession. This has led to a rise in general government debt, and medium-term growth prospects are subdued because of the dependence [...]

Another blow for Jamaica from S&P

04-Nov-09

Hot on the heels of the decision by Standard & Poor’s to slash Jamaica’s sovereign rating comes this announcement from the rating agency: S&P: National Commercial Bank Jamaica Counterparty Credit Rating Lowered To ‘CCC’; Survivability Assessment Lowered To ‘B’ * On Nov. 2, 2009, we lowered the long-term sovereign rating on Jamaica to ‘CCC’ from [...]

Jamaica’s Central Bank governer resigns; S&P downgrades island’s rating to CCC

02-Nov-09

Can’t say you weren’t warned, but this is still a serious blow to Jamaica. From rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Monday, highlighting mine: Jamaica Long-Term Ratings Lowered One Notch To ‘CCC’, Outlook Negative – Jamaica’s Central bank governor, who was the lead negotiator on a possible standby facility from the IMF, has resigned. – [...]

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