VOL. XLII

No. 14

5-April-1999

BAHRAIN

Moody痴 Assigns Baa3 Rating For Local Currency ObligationsOf Bahrain

US ratings agency Moody痴 Investors Service announced on 30March that it had signed a Baa3 issuer rating to Bahrain痴 domestic currencydebt. According to a statement, Moody痴 attributes the rating to prudent fiscalmanagement and low external and domestic debt levels. "The authoritiesmaintain good control over state expenditures and deliver services to thepublic in a relatively efficient manner....