Moody's downgrades Egypt's ratings to B3, changes outlook to stable

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Moody's downgrades Egypt's ratings to B3, changes outlook to stable

STORY: Moody's downgrades Egypt's ratings to B3, changes outlook to stable DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the central bank of Egypt 2. various of vessels in Egypt 3. various of a fuel station in Egypt STORYLINE: Moody's Investors Service lowered Egypt's long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings to B3 from B2. In its ranking report published on Tuesday, Moody's also changed outlook to "stable from negative." The report cited that the downgrade to B3 reflects Egypt's reduced external buffers and shock absorption capacity while the economy undergoes a structural change toward a more export- and private sector-led growth model under a flexible exchange rate regime. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a three-billion U.S. dollar financial support package to Egypt in December 2023 amid a commitment to flexible currency and monetary reforms. Over the past year, the Egyptian currency had depreciated by nearly 50 pe

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