Report title: Iceland Foreign Currency Rating Lowered To 'BBB-' On Mounting Debt Burden; Outlook Negative
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Abstract: LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 24, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it had lowered its long-term foreign currency rating on the Republic of Iceland to 'BBB-' from 'BBB' due to the sovereign's mounting public sector debt burden. The Transfer&Convertibility assessment on Iceland was also lowered to 'BBB-' from 'A-' in response to controls on the capital account and some current account transactions, which have been in place since early October. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'BBB+/A-2' local currency ratings, and its 'A-3' short-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings. The outlook is negative. "The downgrade reflects Iceland's substantially higher debt burden compared with our projections when we last lowered the ratings on Iceland

Brief Excerpt: RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Iceland Foreign Currency Rating Lowered To '###-' On Mounting Debt Burden; Outlook Negative Publication date: 24-Nov-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Eileen X Zhang, CFA, London (44) 20-7176-7105; eileen_zhang@standardandpoors.c...

Report Type: Ratings Action
Ticker: 1171Z@IR
Issuer: Iceland (Republic of)
Sector: Global Issuers, Sovereigns, Utilities
Country: Iceland
Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
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