Moody's upgrades Greece to investment grade on strong fiscal recovery and stability
- Moody's upgraded Greece's credit rating from Ba1 to Baa3, moving the country out of junk territory after years of debt crisis, according to Moody's Ratings.
- Greece has experienced improved economic growth, with projected GDP growth of 2.5% this year, according to Greece's central bank.
- Despite improvements, many Greeks still face high food prices and low salaries, as noted in the report.
- Moody's stated that Greece's sovereign credit profile has greater resilience to future shocks, but economic structural reforms will take time.
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Moody's upgrades Greece to investment grade on strong fiscal recovery and stability
Global ratings agency Moody's upgraded Greece's rating to "Baa3" from "Ba1" on Friday, citing quicker-than-expected improvement in public finances and the country's greater resilience to potential future shocks.
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During a decade of economic crisis between 2008 and 2018, public debt and deficit exploded leading to soaring interest rates and ratings agencies progressively downgraded Greece's credit rating
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