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Updated Friday, February 10, 2012 0:20 am TWN, AFP |
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Fitch downgrades Spanish savings banks two notches, warns of moreThe agency said it downgraded the rating on the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA) by two notches from A to BBB+, indicating a heightened risk that their creditworthiness may suffer from worsening economic conditions. Fitch warned it may further lower the rating, which it had already downgraded by one notch in December. The move reflects “the higher risk profiles” of the 16 savings banks in the confederation, which were formed in a restructuring launched by the government in 2010 to save Spain's indebted banking sector from collapse. Despite the banking shake-up, which is continuing under the conservative government that took power in December, credit raters still harbor doubts over the stability of Spain's banks and its broader public finances. | |||||||||||||