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Sovereign debt

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in Commentary, Market News, News

Sovereign debt

So Moody’s took the decision to downgrade the sovereign debt ratings for France last week. This is the second ratings agency to strip France of it’s AAA rating, following the decision by Standard & Poors in January. That just leaves Fitch of the major ratings agencies having France with a AAA rating. One of the reasons cited was the level of debt as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which for France, is estimated at 90%. France has made several budget moves in an effort to get current year borrowing down to 3% of GDP for 2013, in line with the requirements of the...

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