Moody’s placed the rating of Greek bonds on review – BBC Russian

Moody's placed the rating of Greek bonds on review – BBC Russian

• February 7, 2015

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The international rating agency Moody’s placed the rating Greek government bonds on review for downgrade.

“The key factor for the rating revision was the high level of uncertainty about the outcome of the negotiations between Greece and its creditors under the terms of the official program of assistance to the country,” – said in a statement Moody’s.

Previously, the agency Standard & amp; Poor’s downgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch – from B to B-. Long-term and short-term ratings of Greece remain on the list for review for possible downgrade.

“The downgrade of Greece is due to our concerns about the fact that the liquidity shortage faced by Greek banks and the economy, narrowed the time frame for reaching agreement on a new government program of financial assistance to creditors,” – noted in statement S & amp; P.

On Wednesday, a meeting of EU finance ministers, which will examine the proposals of the Greek Ministry of Finance on the national debt. The new Greek government headed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insists on restructuring of foreign debt, which reached 412 billion euros.