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July 14, 2008 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Peru's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB+ to BBB- (Investment Grade).
June 19, 2008 Moody's Upgrades Colombia's Foreign-Currency Government Bond Rating from Ba2 to Ba1.
June 12, 2008 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB- to B+.
May 29, 2008 Fitch Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB+ to BBB-.
May 21, 2008 Moody's Downgrades Pakistan's Government Bond Rating from B1 to B2.
May 15, 2008 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Its Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating on Pakistan from B+ to B.
April 30, 2008 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB+ to BBB- (Investment Grade).
April 17, 2008 Save the Date! EMTA's Forum in São Paulo Scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Invitations to be distributed shortly.

Moody's Upgrades Israel's Foreign-Currency Bond Rating from A2 to A1.
April 2, 2008 Fitch Upgrades Peru's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB+ to BBB-

Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB- to B+.
March 20, 2008 Moody's Upgrades Ecuador's Foreign Currency Government Bond Rating from Caa2 to B3.
March 4, 2008 Fitch Upgrades the Czech Republic's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from A to A+.
February 26, 2008 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Panama's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from BB to BB+.
February 20, 2008 Moody's Comments on Legal Injunctions Against Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.
February 13, 2008 Fitch Upgrades Indonesia's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BB- to BB.
February 11, 2008
Fitch Upgrades Israel's Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating from A- to A.

Standard & Poor's Statement:  Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., Venezuela, And Related Issuers Ratings Unaffected By Court Ruling.
February 8, 2008 Fitch Ratings Statement: British Court Order to Freeze PDVSA Assets To Have Minimal Near-Term Impact.
January 31, 2008 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Lebanon's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from B- to CCC+.
January 30, 2008 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Lithuania's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from A to A-.
December 18, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Chile's Foreign Currency Rating from A to A+.
November 27, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Israel's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from A- to A.
November 21, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Ecuador's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from CCC to B-.
October 18, 2007 Moody's Upgrades Indonesia's Foreign-Currency Bond Rating from B1 to Ba3.
October 11, 2007 Standard  & Poor's Upgrades the Czech Republic's Foreign Currency Sovereign Credit Rating from A- to A.
October 9, 2007

Standard & Poor's Downgrades Kazakhstan's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BBB to BBB-.
October 8, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Rating from BBB to BBB+.
September 19, 2007

Fitch Upgrades Mexico's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BBB to BBB+.
September 4, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades the Dominican Republic's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from B to B+.
August 23, 2007 Moody's Upgrades Brazil's Foreign-Currency Rating from Ba2 to Ba1.
July 27, 2007 Fitch Upgrades Uruguay's Sovereign Issuer Default Rating from B+ to BB-.
July 26, 2007 Moody's Upgrades Hong Kong's Foreign-Currency Bond Rating from Aa3 to Aa2.

Moody's Upgrades China's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from A2 to A1.
July 25, 2007 Moody's Upgrades South Korea's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from A3 to A2.
July 16, 2007 Moody's Upgrades Peru's Foreign-Currency Bond Rating from Ba3 to Ba2.
June 21, 2007 Fitch Upgrades Colombia's Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating from BB to BB+.
June 12, 2007 Standard & Poor's Introduces Sovereign Recovery Ratings and Issues Speculative-Grade Recovery Rating Report.
June 5, 2007

Moody's Upgrades Panama's Country Ceiling from Baa1 to A3.
May 16, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from BB to BB+.
May 10, 2007 Fitch Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Foreign Currency from BB to BB+.
May 2, 2007 Moody's Upgrades Dominican Republic's Foreign-Currency Bond Rating from B3 to B2.
March 29, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Poland's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from BBB+ to A-.
March 5, 2007 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Colombia's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB+.
January 30, 2007 Presentation by Trevor Pitman (Fitch Ratings) at EMTA Corporate Bond Forum.

Standard & Poor's Upgrades India's Sovereign Credit Rating from BB+ to BBB-.

Moody's Downgrades Ecuador's Sovereign Rating from Caa1 to Caa2.
January 23, 2007 Fitch Downgrades Ecuador's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating from B- to CCC.
January 19, 2007 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Ecuador's Long-Term Sovereign Credit Rating from CCC+ to CCC.
January 18, 2007 Fitch Upgrades Poland's Foreign Currency Rating from BBB+ to A-.
December 22, 2006 Moody's Downgrades Hungary's Foreign Currency Rating from A1 to A2.
December 21, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Uruguay's Foreign Currency Rating to B1 from B3.
December 7, 2006 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Belize's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to 'Select Default'.
November 22, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Pakistan's Foreign Currency Bond Rating to B1.
November 20, 2006

Standard & Poor's Raises Peru's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB+.
November 2, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Kazakhstan's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB.
October 26, 2006 Standard & Poor's Raises Bulgaria's Foreign Currency Rating to BBB+.
October 17, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Slovakia's Foreign Currency Bond Rating to A1.
October 6, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Romania's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to Baa3.
October 4, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Credit Ratings on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
October 2, 2006 Standard & Poor's Raises Argentina's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to B+.
September 28, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Uruguay's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to B+.
September 27, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Hong Kong's Foreign Currency Rating to Aa3.
September 12, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Lithuania's Foreign Currency Rating to A2.
September 7, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Vietnam's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB.
September 4, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades the Russian Federation's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB+.
August 31, 2006 Fitch Upgrades Peru's Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating to BB+.

Fitch Upgrades Romania's Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating to BBB.

Moody's Upgrades Brazil Foreign Currency Ceiling to Ba1.
August 29, 2006 Fitch Awards B+ Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to Jamaica.
August 22, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Aries Rating to AAA Following Russian Paris Club Prepayment.
August 17, 2006 Fitch Revises Ratings Methodology, Upgrades 40 Countries.
August 4, 2006 Standard & Poor's Downgrades Belize's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to CC.
August 1, 2006 Fitch Upgrades Argentina's Ratings on Performing Foreign Currency Debt Issued Under Foreign Law to B-.
July 27, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades People's Republic of China Long-Term Rating to A.
July 26, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Indonesia's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB-.
July 25, 2006 Fitch Upgrades Russia's Foreign Currency Rating to BBB+.
July 17, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Guatemala's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB.
July 16, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Chile's Foreign Currency Rating to Baa1.
June 28, 2006 Fitch Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB.
June 15, 2006 Standard & Poor's Lowers Long-Term Rating on Hungary to BBB+.
May 24, 2006 Moody's Raises Foreign-Currency Country Ceilings Reflecting Revised Methodology.
May 17, 2006 Moody's Upgrades Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Currency Rating to B2.
May 5, 2006

Fitch Upgrades Dominican Republic Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to B.
March 23, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Argentina's Long-Term Rating to B.
February 28, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Brazil's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB.
February 23, 2006 New Emerging Markets-Focused Rating Agency Announced: International Ratings Group.
February 6, 2006 Nigeria Assigned a BB- by Standard & Poor's.
February 3, 2006 Standard & Poor's Upgrades Venezuelan Long-Term Rating to BB-.
January 30, 2006 Nigeria Assigned a BB- Rating by Fitch.
December 15, 2005 Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Russian Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB.
August 25, 2005 Fitch Upgrades South Africa's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB+.
August 17, 2005 Fitch Upgrades Bulgaria's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB.
August 12, 2005 Standard & Poor's Raises Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating on Venezuela at B+.
August 9, 2005 Standard & Poor's Raises Morocco's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB+.
August 3, 2005 Fitch Upgrades Russia to BBB.
August 1, 2005 Standard & Poor's Raises South Africa's Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB+.
July 20, 2005 Standard & Poor's Raises Long-Term Rating on China to A-.
January 31, 2005 Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Russian Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to Investment Grade.

Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Mexico’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating to BBB.

January 18, 2005 Standard & Poor’s Lowers Venezuela’s Long- and Short-Term Foreign Currency Ratings to ‘SD’ from ‘B’.
November 18, 2004

Fitch Upgrades Russia to Investment Grade.
September 17, 2004 Standard & Poor's Raises Brazil's Long Term Foreign Currency Rating to BB-, Stable Outlook.
June 24, 2004

S&P Raises Bulgaria Foreign Currency Rating to Investment Grade.

S&P Issues Report on Aries Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH, Russian Federation Sovereign Credit-Linked Notes.
February 7, 2002

Mexico Is Upgraded by Standard & Poor's to BBB-.

February 6, 2002 Mexico is Upgraded by Moody's to Baa2.

 

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