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Fitch cuts Taiwan’s credit rating

By Robin Kwong in Taipei and Geoff Dyer in Beijing

Published: January 19 2009 08:00 | Last updated: January 19 2009 17:48

Fitch Ratings on Monday lowered its outlook on Taiwan’s credit rating, saying government debt is likely to be pushed to record levels by aggressive stimulus packages. Mongolia’s rating was also cut.

The downgrade of Taiwan’s double A local-currency rating from stable to negative was the first such cut Fitch has made since it began assigning ratings to the country in late 2001.

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