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«FitchRatings» confirms the the 'Investment Grade' level assigned to Morocco with stable outlook

07/11/2013
«FitchRatings» confirms the the

​The international rating agency "Fitch Ratings" reasserted November 5th 2013, the rating level "Investment Grade" attributed to Morocco with a stable outlook. Foreign currency debt and local currency debt are granted, respectively, 'BBB-' and 'BBB' rates. The rate"F3" of the short-term debt in foreign currencyand the 'BBB' sovereign rating were also confirmed. 

 According to Fitch Ratings, the confirmation of this rating level reflects the resilience of the country after the events of the Arab Spring that started in early 2011. Fitch Ratings stressed that the political and social stability allowed to maintain high levels of GDP growth and foreign direct investment flows.
 

By 2015, Fitch Ratings expects lower levels of fiscal deficit and the current account deficit and a stabilization of the debt and this, because of the political will to implement the necessary reforms and the prospects for a gradual economic recovery in the euro zone. ​