Comments on: How does a nation have a credit rating and what authority decides? http://fix-credit-rating.net/credit/how-does-a-nation-have-a-credit-rating-and-what-authority-decides/ how to fix your credit rating Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pajoelo http://fix-credit-rating.net/credit/how-does-a-nation-have-a-credit-rating-and-what-authority-decides/#comment-483 pajoelo Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:18:13 +0000 http://fix-credit-rating.net/credit/how-does-a-nation-have-a-credit-rating-and-what-authority-decides/#comment-483 <a href="">Amy</a> There is no authority as such, it's the international credit rating firms that rate nations: Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. In general, these firms analyze the financial figures of the nation (government): the debt, the income, pension systems, tax reforms and status, etc; and based on these they rate the nation. For example, Mexico is now BBB+ and if a pensions reform is passed, it would climb up to A-. Amy

There is no authority as such, it’s the international credit rating firms that rate nations: Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. In general, these firms analyze the financial figures of the nation (government): the debt, the income, pension systems, tax reforms and status, etc; and based on these they rate the nation. For example, Mexico is now BBB+ and if a pensions reform is passed, it would climb up to A-.

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