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STOCKHOLM (Direkt) Fitch sänker Japans kreditbetyg till A+, från tidigare AA, med negativa utsikter, enligt ett pressmeddelande.

Fitch skriver att nedgraderingen och utsikterna återspeglar förhöjda risker mot Japans statsskuldsprofil, i spåren av en hög och stigande skuldnivå.

“Landets plan för budgetkonsolidering verkar vara försiktig även i jämförelse med andra finanspolitiskt utmanade höginkomstländer, och implementeringen är utsatt för politiska risker”, skriver Fitch.

Japans statsskuld väntas uppgå till 239 procent av BNP i slutet av 2012, vilket är den klart högsta nivån bland de länder Fitch ger betyg åt. Japans position är bättre om man tar hänsyn till det stora innehavet av finansiella tillgångar, men även nettoskulden stiger kraftigt, skriver Fitch.

Bild: (C) shutterstock Emir Simsek

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