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Tag: Standard and Poors

Media Release: S&P reaffirms investment grade rating for Trinidad & Tobago

S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s investment-grade credit rating of BBB-. The decision preserves the country’s investment-grade standing and recognises its favourable external position, strong external creditor position and substantial national assets, including the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund.

Media Release: Ministry of Finance – “Rejoice in Investment Grade Status”

Fear mongering in Trinidad and Tobago is a favourite pastime of PNM puppets and puppeteers.And it is no different with the latest ratings action from Standard & Poor’s, the internationalcredit ratings agency. We have all been conditioned to think and expect the worse when a moredispassionately objective assessment would better serve everyone. Let’s try to…

Media Release: S&P Affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s Investment Grade Rating but Revises Outlook, Highlighting the Need for Reforms

Today, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s investment grade rating at BBB-, while revising the outlook from stable to negative. S&P’s affirmation of Trinidad and Tobago’s investment grade status reflects the country’s long established democratic institutions, economic stability, favourable external profile and buffers (“This profile includes a strong external creditor…

Media Release: S&P Affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s Investment Grade Rating

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today, Standard and Poors, the international credit rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade Rating reflective of the country’s credit strength. S&P has also maintained its stable outlook for Trinidad and Tobago. The country’s strong external…

Media Release: S&P affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s investment grade rating based on financial resiliency

Today, Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s BBB-credit rating, with a stable outlook. The Honourable Minister of Finance underscores the fact that ‘S&P’s affirmation of our credit rating is a positive development and Trinidad and Tobago is one of the few Investment Grade countries within the Latin America and Caribbean…

Media Release: S&P Confirms Trinidad and Tobago’s Investment Grade Rating and Raises its Expectations

On July 21st, 2022, S&P, the international rating agency, confirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade rating reflective of the credit strength of the country.As a positive development, S&P has also brought its outlook from negative to stable, in light of the recent and prospective developments in the economy and its…

Media Release: Misleading Guardian Article on Trinidad and Tobago’s Credit Rating – Trinidad and Tobago’s Credit Rating has NOT been Downgraded

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of an extremely inaccurate and misleading article in today’s (July 28, 2021) edition of Trinidad and Tobago Guardian entitled “S&P Market Intelligence Downgrades T&T”. Apart from the misleading headline, the article in the body of its text falsely claimed that Trinidad and Tobago is…