Article: AUSTRIA: MOODY'S DOWNGRADES UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA TO A1/D+ FROM AA2/C+.

Moody's Investors Service today downgraded the bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of UniCredit Bank Austria AG (Bank Austria) to D+ from C+ and its long-term debt and deposit ratings to A1 from Aa2. In addition, the bank's preferred stock ratings were downgraded to A3 from A1. The outlook on all the ratings is negative. The Prime-1 short-term deposit rating was affirmed. The downgrade of the BFSR to D+ which maps into a BCA of Baa3 reflects Moody's expectation that the accelerating global macroeconomic downturn is likely to have a material and continuing effect on Bank Austria's performance given that the dominant share of its revenues stem from activities in ...

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