Ukraine Wins S&P Upgrade After Revamp of Growth-Linked Debt

Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 20.

Photographer: Sergi Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine’s credit score was raised by S&P Global Ratings after the country completed the restructuring of its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds.

The country was upgraded to CCC+, or seven notches below investment grade, from selective default, the rating firm said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Thursday. The outlook is stable.