The international rating agency Fitch IBCA has affirmed its "AAA" long term foreign currency and local currency ratings for the Republic. The short-term foreign currency rating of "F1+" was also affirmed. The agency said the Republic had been a spectacular success story in the 1990s although it noted some weaknesses in the future. These included a likely period of small current account deficits.
Currency ratings affirmed
The international rating agency Fitch IBCA has affirmed its "AAA" long term foreign currency and local currency ratings for the…
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