Romania's Credit Rating Outlook Cut by Moody's on Budget Risks
Moody's cut the outlook on Romania's Baa3 score, the lowest investment-grade level, to negative from stable, the credit assessor said in a statement Friday, while affirming the rating. The move comes after S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings took similar decisions in January and December, respectively.
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