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Moody's upgrades Argentina's rating with positive shifting

Moody's has raised Argentina's foreign and local currency credit rating from Caa3 to Caa1, also shifting the outlook from “stable” to “positive.” This upgrade reflects Moody's view that Argentina's broad liberalization of exchange and capital controls, coupled with a new program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will improve the availability of foreign currency and ease pressure on external finances. Read full article