Ukraine: Fitch upgrades country Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ukraine’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to CC from RD (restricted default). As the agency explained, the upgrade followed the execution of consent solicitation on August 11 to restructure external debt. “Near $6 billion of principal and interest on Ukraine’s Eurobonds has been deferred by 24 months, alleviating external debt servicing…