- S&P Global is the first among the “big three” rating agencies to upgrade Greece to investment grade since the country’s debt crisis in 2010.
Greece lost its investment-grade credit rating, which implies a low risk of default, in 2010 when its decade-long debt crisis erupted, forcing it to sign up for international bailouts worth about 260 billion euros to stay afloat. Greece expects economic output to rise 3% in 2024 following a 2.3% expansion this year more than twice the eurozone average. It also projects a 2.1% of GDP primary budget surplus next year on higher investment and strong tourism revenue.
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