Fitch Lowers El Salvador’s Rating from “BB+” to “BB”

Fitch Ratings lowered the sovereign risk score signaling a slowdown in investments due to political and economic uncertainty.

Friday, June 19, 2009

The agency, which classifies risk for foreign investment, added to its report that the perspective for the rating is negative.

Reporters Mariana Belloso and Irene Valiente wrote for Laprensagrafica.com: “Fitch predicts that El Salvador’s economy will shrink by 2.5% in 2009, and runs the risk of shrinking even more." Fitch claims that, “Optimism about growth has been reduced to the point that potential investments have been postponed because of political and economic uncertainty.” According to the firm, there will be no economic growth at all next year, and it will potentially grow by just 1% in 2011.”

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