Moldova: bad credits up in October 2016

Bad credits in the banking system of Moldova amounted to 16.29% as of the end of October, up by 0.52% MoM. Compared with October 2015, it increased by 6.48% or 1.7 times from 9.81%, NBM reports. The biggest shares of bad credits were recorded by Victoriabank – 33.82% (against 32.92% in September and 11.15% in…

Armenia: Fitch rates Yerevan “B+”

Fitch Ratings has assigned Armenian capital city of Yerevan Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of “B+” and a Short-Term Foreign Currency IDR of “B”. The Outlooks on the Long-Term IDRs are Stable. The ratings reflect Yerevan’s status as Armenia’s capital, satisfactory budgetary performance, supported by steady transfers from the central government,…