Credit rating agencies
Moody’s presents grim outlook for Thailand
Thailand's GDP growth rates will likely slow to less than 3 per cent on average for 2014 and 2015, well below the average of...
Philippines await new credit rating upgrade
The Philippines may get a further credit rating upgrade as early as 2014 on the back of the economy’s rosy prospects, Bangko Sentral ng...
Bad debt in Vietnam seen at 15% of loans
Rating agency Moody's in a new report on Vietnam said that the country's non-performing loan (NLP) ratio is much higher than the official figure...
Thai credit rating under scrutiny by Fitch
The February 2 election in Thailand has failed to ease political tension and if the five-month political stand-off worsens, it could raise the risk...
Moody’s raises outlook on Malaysia to positive
Moody's Investors Service has affirmed Malaysia's government bond and issuer ratings at A3, but has changed the outlook to positive from stable. The international...
Fitch affirms Indonesia’s rating
Fitch has affirmed the sovereign credit rating of the Republic of Indonesia at BBB-/stable outlook.
In a press release on November 15, the ratings agency ...
Finally: Moody’s rates Philippines ‘investment grade’
The Philippine economy on October 3 got another push after Moody's became the third and final ratings agency to grant the country investment-grade status.
The...
Philippines expects 3rd major credit rating upgrade
US-based rating agency Moody's indicated it may upgrade its credit rating for the Philippines soon, after it has put the current Ba1 rating (highest...
Moody’s threatens to downgrade Thailand
Global rating agency Moody's Investor Service has warned Thailand that accumulated losses from its rice pledging scheme could result in a credit rating downgrade...
Philippines close to fourth upgrade
Moody's Investors Service said in a statement on June 3 that the positive economic development in the Philippines could lead to a rating upgrade...
Philippines gets third investment rating
The Philippines on May 7 received its third investment grade credit rating, this time from the Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd, or JCRA.
The Japanese...
Philippines gets second investment rating
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has raised its investment rating for the Philippines one level to BBB- from BB+, with a stable...
Philippine rating upgrade ‘in 3 months’
The Philippines is expecting at least one more credit rating upgrade in the next three months, according to a research note by First Metro...
Philippines bullish on investment grade
The Philippines expects to get the much-awaited investment grade status by international rating agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch in about 6 to...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...