VOL. XLI

No. 46

16-November-1998

JORDAN

ThomsonBankWatch Assigns Jordan B+ Sovereign Risk Rating

The US ratings agency ThomsonBankWatch announced on 28 October that ithad assigned a Sovereign Risk Rating to Jordan of B+ and an outlook of stable.According to Mr. Kamal Shehadi, ThomsonBankWatchs Vice President, the ratingreflects the countrys progress in structural reforms supported by the IMF and theWorld Bank. A company statement also cited Jordans progress in reducing its externaldebt burden...