29 June 2015
Moody's upgrades Iceland's rating
New York, June 29, 2015 -- Moody's has today upgraded the government of Iceland's government debt ratings to
Baa2 from Baa3. The rating outlook is stable.
The upgrade reflects the following key drivers:
- The initiation of a careful process of capital account liberalization that is expected to reduce the country's
external vulnerabilities, while protecting economic and financial stability; - Expectation of further improvement in the government's gross and net debt position over the next three to four
years, thanks to robust growth, further fiscal consolidation and debt pre-payments; - Improvements to macro-prudential and micro-prudential regulation designed to preserve the stability of Iceland's
financial system in the future.
In a related decision, Moody's raised Iceland's country ceilings for long- and short-term foreign currency debt and
deposits to Baa2/P-2 from Baa3/P-3, and its country ceilings for local currency debt and deposits to Baa1 from
Baa2.
Please find the attached press release.