Fitch downgrades Russia to BBB with a negative outlook
Published: 04 February, 2009, 16:59
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia’s debt rating to BBB for the first time since the 1998 crisis.
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Published: 04 February, 2009, 16:59
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia’s debt rating to BBB for the first time since the 1998 crisis.