Latvia
Economy
Just after midnight on November 10, ratings agency Fitch downgraded its sovereign ratings for Bulgaria ('BBB-'), Hungary ('BBB'), Kazakhstan ('BBB-') and Romania ('BB+'), while...
2008-11-10Economy
On the back of the EUR20bn IMF-led bail-out package for Hungary, announced on October 28, the European Union has significantly stepped up its level of support for member-states...
2008-10-29Economy
BMI View: Long term, we believe that the external debt fundamentals of emerging Europe will continue to improve. Growth rates, although declining from 2007's highs, will be fair,...
2007-12-10When most investors are appraising the prospects of an investment, profit warnings, high volatility, negative sentiment and analyst neglect are not on their list of criteria. However,...
2007-02-23Economy
BMI View: The outlook on Standard & Poor's Latvia credit ratings has been changed from stable to negative. This reflects an increasing concentration on the imbalances within the...
2007-02-20Economy
have long highlighted the risks to a delay in the eurozone adoption timetables across CEE, and Cyprus has become the latest country to acknowledge that its proposed entry date was...
2005-11-04Economy
Latvia, Cyprus and Malta joined ERM-2 on April 29, as a precursor to adopting the euro in late 2007 or 2008. Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania (which all intend to adopt the euro in...
2005-05-03Economy
In CEE, EU convergence remains the key driver of upward revisions to credit ratings. In the eight states which joined the Union in May, the Maastricht criteria are providing a strong...
2004-11-12




