Rating Action:
Moody's affirms Peru's A3 ratings, maintains stable outlook
25 Jun 2019
New York, June 25, 2019 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") has today affirmed the Government of Peru's long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings at A3. Concurrently, the Government of Peru's foreign-currency and local-currency senior unsecured ratings have been affirmed at A3, and its foreign-currency senior unsecured shelf programs were also affirmed at (P)A3. The outlook remains stable.
The affirmation of Peru's A3 ratings balances the following key rating drivers:
1) Peru's moderate economic strength, underpinned by favorable medium-term growth prospects and demonstrated resilience to shocks in recent years
2) And the government's very high fiscal strength, bolstered by stable low debt and fiscal outperformance in recent years
3) And the country's moderate institutional strength, reflecting structural limitations related to institutional quality and the high level of corruption
The stable outlook on the rating reflects Moody's view that upside and downside risks to Peru's credit profile remain balanced. Economic growth will continue to by supportive of creditworthiness, perhaps enhanced somewhat by planned microeconomic reforms, fiscal performance will remain sound and debt ratios will remain relatively stable, even as institutional strength challenges that hinder the efficient allocation of resources in the economy remain.
Peru's long-term and short-term foreign-currency bond and deposit ceilings remain unchanged at A1/P-1 and A3/P-2, respectively. The local-currency bond and deposit ceilings remain unchanged at A1.