VOL. XLIV

No 43

22-October-2001

RATINGS

S&P Continues EnhancedSurveillance Of Regions Ratings, Some Vulnerability To Downgrade

Ratings agency Standard &Poors (S&P) confirmed on 2 October that in the wake of the terroristattacks in the US it continues enhanced surveillance of all its sovereigncredit ratings and said that in the Middle East and Africa region, wheresovereign ratings range from A to B, reflecting the varying degrees ofvulnerability to external shocks, countries such as...