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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''S&P grants ‘BBB’ rating to govt euro bond offer'''
*'''S&P grants ‘BBB’ rating to govt euro bond offer'''
*Friday, April 26, 2019  
*Saturday, April 27, 2019 12:00 am


:THE government’s planned euro debt market received on Thursday an investment grade score from S&P Global Ratings.
:MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is close to attaining its first-ever A credit rating after securing an outlook upgrade from Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) to positive from stable, citing the government’s twin efforts to accelerate infrastructure development and boost revenues through tax reform.


:In a statement, the debt watcher said it had “assigned its ‘BBB’ long-term foreign currency rating to the proposed benchmark-size euro-denominated senior unsecured notes to be issued by the Philippines.” ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/sp-grants-bbb-rating-to-govt-euro-bond-offer/545391/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:This means the Philippines is now only a step away from securing a single-A credit rating from the Japanese debt watcher ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/27/1912845/philippines-gets-jcr-upgrade-nears-top-credit-rating<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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*'''PH to be ‘upper-middle-income’ nation this year'''
*'''S&P grants ‘BBB’ rating to govt euro bond offer'''
*Thursday, April 25, 2019  
*Friday, April 26, 2019  


:The Philippines is set to become an ‘upper-middle-income’ economy this year, thanks to the assistance of multilateral lenders such as the World Bank, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.
:THE government’s planned euro debt market received on Thursday an investment grade score from S&P Global Ratings.


:Dominguez said the World Bank’s generous support for the Philippines’ sustainable development programs was a key factor in helping it secure an upper middle-income economy status in 2019, three years ahead of its targeted schedule ........... [http://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/292890/ph-to-be-upper-middle-income-nation-this-year-.html<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:In a statement, the debt watcher said it had “assigned its ‘BBB’ long-term foreign currency rating to the proposed benchmark-size euro-denominated senior unsecured notes to be issued by the Philippines.” ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/sp-grants-bbb-rating-to-govt-euro-bond-offer/545391/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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