12 09 13 Bloomberg – Congo Seeks S&P Rating, Intends to Raise Funds, Minister Says
* Congo expects S&P rating in as soon as 3 weeks, Kitebi says
* NOTE: Sept. 6, Moody’s assigned Congo a B3 rating with
stable outlook
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“We’re in a position of fragility, but fragility that is
“We’re in a position of fragility, but fragility that is
stable,” Kitebi says, in first comments since Moody’s
rating
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“The ambition is naturally for us to raise funds; we can’t
“The ambition is naturally for us to raise funds; we can’t
develop the country” only through borrowing from donor
countries: Kitebi
* “Globally we’ve made important progress,” Kitebi says