"There are no grounds for lowering the ratings," Obkom quotes Pyzenyk, citing "Ukrainian News."
The minister noted that the dynamics of the state debt, the budget deficit, as well as the balance of payments and gold and foreign exchange reserves are positive, which indicates the absence of macroeconomic grounds for revising the ratings.
As reported, on January 12, the international rating agency Fitch worsened the outlook for Ukraine's long-term rating of BB- in foreign and national currency from "positive" to "stable."
Earlier, the international rating agency Standard&Poor's kept Ukraine's credit ratings at the existing level and stated that it does not intend to change them in connection with the Verkhovna Rada's decision to dismiss the Cabinet of Ministers.