Moody's upgrades Egypt's credit rating, maintains positive outlook
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- Moody's, an international credit rating agency, upgraded Egypt's long-term debt rating by one notch to B3 from Caa1, maintaining a positive outlook.
- The reason is that Egypt has cooperated with the International Monetary Fund's US$8 billion financing plan to promote fiscal reforms, which has reduced government debt and interest burdens.
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Egypt cooperates with the International Monetary Fund's US$8 billion financing plan to promote fiscal reforms.
(Central News Agency, Washington, 16th Comprehensive Foreign News Report) The international credit rating agency Moody's today upgraded Egypt's long-term debt credit rating by one notch to B3 from Caa1 and maintained a positive outlook, which means that further upgrades are possible in the coming months.
Agence France-Presse reported that Moody's stated that the reason was that Egypt cooperated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) US$8 billion financing plan to promote fiscal reforms.
Moody's said in a statement that these reforms "have led to a downward trend in government debt and interest burdens, although they remain at high levels."
Notable is Egypt's end to food subsidy measures that were considered too extensive. Egypt's inflation rate reached over 33% last year and is expected to exceed 13% this year.
"Strengthening tax collection and spending controls have helped this progress. The shift to exchange rate flexibility and tighter monetary policy have strengthened external buffers and the economy's ability to withstand shocks," Moody's said.
What to Watch
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Moody's may further upgrade Egypt's rating in coming months
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Will the rating be upgraded further in the coming months?
