An investment grade is a rating that signifies a municipal or corporate bond presents a relatively low risk of default. Bond rating firms like Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody's, and Fitch use ...

Other investment grade ratings are AA+, AA, AA-, A+, A, A-, BBB+, BBB, and BBB-. Bonds in this category are all considered to be at a low risk of default and of high enough quality for most ...

The African Export-Impact Bank (Afreximbank) has joined a pan-African governance unit to criticise Fitch Ratings’ downgrade ...

Standard & Poor’s has dropped Chicago’s bond rating from BBB+ to BBB. The lowest investment grade is BBB-. Anything lower is considered “junk.” The move is expected to cost Chicago ...

London-based Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL) is targeting an investment grade credit rating on the back of its sustained ...

S&P Global Ratings, meanwhile, has Peru at the lowest investment grade following a downgrade in April.

India aims for a credit rating upgrade from Moody's, highlighting robust growth and fiscal management, despite rating agency ...

“This investment grade rating and our access to unsecured capital ... conservative underwriting culture, low credit losses, below target leverage, solid risk management, and experienced ...