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BICRA On Italy Revised To Group '4' From Group '3' On Weakening Economic And Banking Industry Conditions Feb 12
Standard & Poors, Feb 2012
Abstract
OVERVIEW On Jan. 13, 2012, Standard & Poor's lowered its unsolicited long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Italy to 'BBB+/A-2' from 'A/A-1', assigned a negative outlook, and removed the ratings from CreditWatch negative. In our view, Italy's vulnerability to external financing risks has increased, given its high external public debt, resulting in Italian banks' significantly diminished ability to roll over their wholesale debt. We anticipate persistently weak profitability for Italian banks in the next few years, and a risk-adjusted return on core banking products that may not be sufficient for banks to meet their cost of capital. We believe this may be negative for the Italian banking industry's stability. We are revising our Banking Industry Country...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,UniCredit SpA
Action: General Comment
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Research type: News
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