id	title	date	description	country	category	symbol	url
87020	Moody’s Changes Cyprus’s Outlook to Positive	9/20/2019 10:36:42 PM	"Moody’s Investors Service revised on Friday 20 September 2019 Cyprus’s sovereign credit rating outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the debt grade at ‘Ba2’, citing as the two drivers 1) Cyprus's exposure to event risk continues to decline given ongoing improvements in bank asset quality, and 2) Cyprus's fiscal strength is improving beyond previous expectations. Standard & Poor's credit rating for Cyprus stands at BBB- with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Cyprus was last reported at BBB- with stable outlook. DBRS's credit rating for Cyprus is BBB (low) with stable outlook."	Cyprus	Credit Rating		/cyprus/rating
87019	Moody’s Upgrades Mozambique’s Rating to ‘Caa2’	9/20/2019 10:29:05 PM	"Moody’s Investors Service raised on Friday 20 September 2019 Mozambique’s sovereign credit rating to ‘Caa2’ from ‘Caa3’ and maintained a stable outlook, citing as main driver behind the upgrade an incremental improvement in the still very weak credit profile of the government of Mozambique post-bond restructuring, as the government announced on 9 September that bondholders agreed to exchange the country’s sole bond, due in 2023 and in default since early 2017, against a new bond of longer maturity and lower coupon. Standard & Poor's credit rating for Mozambique stands at SD with n/a outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Mozambique was last reported at RD with n/a outlook."	Mozambique	Credit Rating		/mozambique/rating
87018	S&P Raises Spain’s Credit Rating to ‘A’	9/20/2019 10:24:48 PM	"S&P Global Ratings upgraded on Friday 20 September 2019 Spain’s sovereign credit rating outlook to ‘A’ from ‘A-’ and assigned a stable outlook, citing as main driver behind the revision balanced economic growth and an improving budgetary position that have put Spain's government debt-to-GDP ratio on a firmer downward trajectory. Moody's credit rating for Spain was last set at Baa1 with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Spain was last reported at A- with stable outlook. DBRS's credit rating for Spain is A with stable outlook."	Spain	Credit Rating		/spain/rating
87017	Moody’s Revises Ethiopia’s Outlook to Negative	9/20/2019 10:21:44 PM	"Moody’s Investors Service changed on Friday 20 September 2019 Ethiopia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the debt grade at ‘B1’, citing as main triggers behind the revision rising fiscal and external risks related to the decline in government revenue generation and rise in State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) external debt and associated service costs over recent years while reserves coverage of imports remains very thin. Standard & Poor's credit rating for Ethiopia stands at B with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Ethiopia was last reported at B with stable outlook."	Ethiopia	Credit Rating		/ethiopia/rating
87016	Panama Economic Activity Gains Steam	9/20/2019 10:10:00 PM	"The IMAE economic activity index of Panama increased 3.63 percent year-on-year in July 2019, up from a 2.95 percent rise in the previous month. The five-month high was explained by positive contributions from primary activity; transport, storage & communications; financial services; public administration; mining; construction, and utilities. In contrast, retail and restaurant & hotel services grew at softer rates. In the seven months of the year, economic activity advanced 3.16 percent compared to 3.04 percent in the same period of last year."	Panama	Leading Economic Index	PANAMALEAECOIND	/panama/leading-economic-index