S&P cuts Lithuania

Standard & Poor's said it lowered the long-term foreign- and local-currency ratings on the republic of Lithuania to A- from A and removed them from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they were placed on Jan. 21.

The outlook is negative.

According to S&P, the downgrade is due to downside economic risks that the government has not adequately considered in its 2008 budget.

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