Greek Sovereign Rating Raised to B by S&P on Budget Improvement
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Greece’s credit rating was raised one level by Standard & Poor’s, which cited a better fiscal outlook for the country that sparked Europe’s debt crisis even as gross domestic product struggles.
The country’s long-term foreign currency debt was upgraded to B with a stable outlook from B-, S&P said in a statement today. The company kept Greece’s short-term rating at B.