Criris: Fitch cuts Greece rating, Moody's 4 region in Spain

Athens just above default. Catalunya and Andalusia targeted

18 May, 10:23

(ANSAmed) - ROME, MAY 18 - Fitch has cut Greece's rating from "B-" to "CCC", one rung above "D", which indicates default, the rating's agency has said. "The downgrade reflects the exacerbated risk that Greece could no longer be able to sustain its presence in the economic and monetary union," the agency said.

Meanwhile, another international agency, Moody's, has cut the rating for four Spanish regions: Catalunya, Murcia, Andalusia and Extremadura.

A statement said that the decision is linked to the "weak financial performance in 2011".(ANSAmed).

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