YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. Moody's Investors Service downgraded Ukraine's government bond rating to Caa3 from Caa2 with negative outlook, citing an escalating political crisis and stressed external liquidity position after Russia withdrew financial support.

The escalation of economic sanctions by Russia, with increases in gas price and potential trade restrictions, would further hurt Ukraine's economic outlook, Moody's said.

Ukraine on Friday said it was in emergency talks with European Union neighbors on the possibility of importing natural gas from the West, following a leap in the price it pays for Russian supplies.
"Ukraine's short-term external liquidity pressures have been exacerbated by the suspension of Russia's support package," Moody's said. –0--

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Moody’s Investors Service has today assigned a rating of Ba2 to the Government of Armenia’s 700 million US$-denominated notes due 2020

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Moody’s Investors Service lowered its foreign-currency bond ceiling on Armenia, citing the country’s low institutional strength and limited financial and trade openness

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Moody’s Investors Service put the debt ratings of the six largest U.S. banks on review, reflecting uncertainty regarding U.S. policies for supporting distressed banks

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Moody’s Investor Service released a report saying it changes outlook on Armenia’s Ba2 rating to stable from negative, Armenia’s ministry of finance reported

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Moody’s Investors Service has withdrawn Armenian Prometey Bank’s B1 long-term local and foreign-currency deposit ratings

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Moody’s reviewed U.S. credit rating up from “negative” to “stable,” RIA Novosti reported referring to Reuters

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Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday placed the credit ratings of Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Northern Trust Corp., and State Street Corp. on review for a possible downgrade, AP reports

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Moody’s Investors Service announced yesterday that it has lowered Cyprus’s country ceilings to Caa2, RBC reported

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The growth in the use of electronic payment products, such as credit and debit cards, added $983 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the 56 countries examined between 2008 and 2012, according to a study conducted for Visa by Moody’s Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic forecasting

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