'Catch 22' situation as Venezuela defaults on debt

Re-rated to 'selective default'

Tom Eckett
clock • 3 min read

Standard & Poor's has become the first ratings agency to downgrade Venezuela's credit rating to default status, following the country's failure to make two payments on its sovereign debt.

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