Australia Retains AAA Credit Rating

Australia Retains AAA Credit Rating
A sign for Standard & Poor's rating agency stands in front of the company headquarters in New York, on Sep. 18, 2012. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Australia has kept its triple-A credit rating and is expected to lower its budget deficit considerably as the country wraps up stimulus measures and its economy recovers from the COVID-19 downturn, according to U.S. credit rating agency, S&P.

The global authority in credit rating had anticipated that Australia would experience economic growth in the December quarter as state governments lifted restrictions in line with the growing vaccination rate, and after the 2021 lockdowns ended.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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