Fitch affirms Azerbaijan`s ratings at `BB+`

  25 February 2017    Read: 1332
Fitch affirms Azerbaijan`s ratings at `BB+`
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Azerbaijan`s long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer default ratings (IDR) at `BB+` with Negative Outlooks.
Azerbaijan`s `BB+` ratings balance a strong external balance sheet and low government debt, stemming from accumulated surpluses in times of high oil revenues, with a heavy dependence on hydrocarbons, an underdeveloped policy framework, low governance indicators and a weak banking sector.

The Negative Outlook reflects continued risks and uncertainty around the macroeconomic and financial sector adjustment currently under way.

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