Lebanon is preparing to sell a eurobond of about $2bn this month, with the cash raised earmarked for refinancing maturing debts and shoring up shaky public finances. On October 1, Moody's put Lebanon's Caa1 credit rating under review for downgrade, saying anticipated external financial assistance had not yet been forthcoming. Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Lebanon to CCC in August, citing debt servicing concerns. At the same time, S&P Global affirmed Lebanon at B-/B with a negative outlook, saying it considered foreign exchange reserves sufficient to service government debt in the "near term".