Moody's strips France of triple-A rating, downgrades one notch
Posted : Monday, 19 November 2012 05:33PM
(Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service downgraded France's sovereign rating by one notch to Aa1 from triple-A, the agency said on Monday, citing the country's uncertain fiscal outlook as a result of "deteriorating economic prospects."
Moody's said it is maintaining a negative outlook on the country due to structural challenges and a "sustained loss of competitiveness" in the country.
Standard & Poor's has a AA+ rating on France, which it downgraded by one notch in January from AAA.
(Reporting by Dan Bases; Editing by Will Dunham)
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