Funding from the European Union’s recovery fund, Next Generation EU, could drive growth of the Bulgarian economy, but the country needs to boost its below-average...
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With a resolution to the political crisis in Belarus unlikely in the short-term, the country’s economy faces increasing risks to its stability. Greater political...
Weaker public finances and the shock to economic growth, together with their potential impact on medium-term growth and fiscal dynamics, are the main channels through...
Ratings agency Fitch has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, but now...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lithuania’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’, with a stable outlook. Lithuania’s ratings...
The coronavirus pandemic will push fiscal financing needs in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Black Sea region to record high levels in 2020, according...
Sovereigns in emerging Europe will record unprecedentedly sharp falls in economic growth in 2Q20, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings, which says that measures...
Often eclipsed by its two Baltic neighbours Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been both impressive and highly effective...
US-based international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Armenia’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to BB- from B+ with a stable outlook on...
US-based international credit ratings agency Fitch has upgraded the long-term foreign-currency issuer default ratings (IDR) of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s national gas holding...
US-based credit ratings agency Fitch has upgraded Ukraine’s long-term and local currency issuer default ratings to “B” from its current “B-” rating, Interfax...
Euro adoption in Central and Eastern European countries would be positive for their sovereign creditworthiness, according to ratings agency Fitch. However, the agency...