S&P downgrades Chile's rating, for the first time since 1990

Saturday, July 15th 2017 - 08:12 UTC

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Credit ratings agency S&P downgraded Chile's long-term foreign currency rating to 'A+' from 'AA-' on Thursday, the country's first downgrade since the 1990s, as weak business confidence and low prices for key export copper have eaten into fiscal revenues. Read full article

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Marti Llazo
“ Business leaders also blame the center-left government of President Michelle Bachelet...”

Centre-left? She is from the Partido Socialista, the same party that brought you the Marxist president Allende.

Ballenet's approval rating is abysmal: 30 percent at last count, with 63 percent disapproval. Even flailing Macri gets a 41 percent approval.
Jul 16th, 2017 - 01:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
“Centre-left? She is from the Partido Socialista, the same party that brought you the Marxist president Allende.”

So? Corbyn is from the same party as Blair and they have precious little in common.

And Bachelet may be pretty unpopular but she handily beats Temer, the last survey put him on only 2% approval!
Jul 16th, 2017 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
“El Gobierno de Michel Temer tiene el menor índice de aprobación desde 1989 en Brasil: bajó al 7%”
Jul 17th, 2017 - 02:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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