Banks Jeopardize Austrian Triple-A Rating

Politics ♦ Published: October 31, 2013; 18:03 ♦ (Vindobona)

In case further aids will become imminent, Austria could lose its rating.

Banks Jeopardize Austrian Triple-A Rating / Picture: © Moody's Investors Service, Inc. - Annual Report 2013

In February 2012 US-rating agency Moody’s has graded Austria with Triple A, however, with a negative outlook and confirmed this in September last year. Apart from the internatinol debt crisis, the reason was a strong presence of Austrian banks in CESEE.

In the most recent country report, Moody’s praises the Austrian economy but warned that the country could lose its Triple A…