S&P Downgrades Slovenia

Politics ♦ Published: February 13, 2013; 13:03 ♦ (Vindobona)

Today, the U.S. rating agency has lowered the credit rating of the financially stricken country. Further downgrades are not unlikely.

S&P Downgrades Slovenia / Picture: © Vindobona.org

S&P has downgraded Slovenia´s long-term rating by one notch to “A-“. The short-term rating was also cut by one notch to “A-2”. At least, the outlook was reiterated at “stable”. According to S&P, the uncertain economic outlook and the growing public debt level are the reasons of the downgrade.

S&P´s downgrade did not come as surprise. Already in August,…

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