...+ On Oct. 18, 2017, we lowered our long-term rating on Guatemala to '##-' from '##' on lower economic growth prospects and recurrent political instability. + Economic pressures are acting as a drag on the banking system. As a result, we revised our Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) on Guatemala to group '7' from group '6' after revising our economic risk score to '8' from '7', to reflect recurrent political instability and weak government institutions that are impeding Guatemala's economic growth. + As a result, we revised downward the anchor for banks operating in Guatemala to '##' from '##+'. + Therefore, we revised the stand-alone credit profile (SACP) on Banco Industrial and Banco G&T Continental to '##' from '##+', and on Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala to '##-' from '##'. We also lowered our long-term issuer credit ratings (ICRs) on these banks to '##-' from '##'. In addition, we affirmed our 'B' short-term ICRs on the banks. + The outlook on Banco Industrial, Banco...
