Fitch Affirms Vietnam at 'BB-'; Outlook Stable
Oct 30, 2015 11:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Vietnams Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at BB- with a Stable Outlook. The issue ratings on Vietnams senior unsecured foreign- and local-currency bonds are also...
Oct 30, 2015 08:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) said in a new report that although the complexity of Bosnia and Herzegovinas political system impedes government effectiveness and therefore its access to external funding, further...
Moody's: Chinese regional and local governments' credit profiles weaken on falling land sales
Oct 30, 2015 01:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the fiscal and debt metrics of Chinese regional and local governments (RLGs) are under pressure from a decline in land sales triggered by the countrys economic slowdown. In this...
Fitch: APAC SF Ratings Remain Stable in 3Q15
Oct 30, 2015 01:34 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says a total of 133 Asia-Pacific (APAC) structured finance (SF) tranches were affirmed in 3Q15. No ratings were upgraded, downgraded or withdrawn during the quarter. Of the total, 53 were prime and...
Fitch: Stable Ratings Performance in 3Q15 for Non-Japan Asia SF
Oct 30, 2015 01:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings said that a total of 14 publicly rated tranches from Indian, South Korean and Singaporean structured finance (SF) transactions were affirmed in 3Q15 as underlying assets continued to perform within the...
Fitch: Japanese SF Ratings Stable in 3Q15
Oct 30, 2015 01:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says publicly rated Japanese structured finance (SF) and structured credit (SC) transactions remained stable, with 52 rating affirmations in 3Q15. No downgrades or upgrades were recorded in the quarter. Of...
Fitch: Australian SF Ratings Stable in 3Q15
Oct 30, 2015 01:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says that structured finance (SF) transactions in Australia and New Zealand remained stable in 3Q15 with a total of 67 tranches from 27 transactions affirmed as a result of continued stable and strong asset...
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