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      France: multi-year budget plan supports fiscal outlook but great uncertainty remains

      17/7/2025 Research EN

      France: multi-year budget plan supports fiscal outlook but great uncertainty remains

      The government’s commitment to fiscal discipline is challenged by a rising interest burden, an economic slowdown and a fragmented and uncertain political environment weighing on the country’s fiscal and reform outlook.

      Germany: Successful implementation of infrastructure investment key to growth, fiscal sustainability

      14/7/2025 Research EN

      Germany: Successful implementation of infrastructure investment key to growth, fiscal sustainability

      Germany’s ambitious defence and infrastructure borrowing plans will lead to a marked increase in its deficit and debt-to-GDP. Sustaining fiscal space over the long term will depend on associated growth effects but also pension and labour market reforms.

      Webinar: 'Big, beautiful bill' – implications for US sovereign rating

      9/7/2025 Research EN

      Webinar: 'Big, beautiful bill' – implications for US sovereign rating

      Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 3:00 PM (CEST)

      Spanish Corporate Outlook: credit conditions improve; shallow local debt market remains constraint

      3/7/2025 Research EN

      Spanish Corporate Outlook: credit conditions improve; shallow local debt market remains constraint

      The credit outlook for Spanish non-financial corporates is markedly favourable compared with the rest of Europe but the shallowness of domestic debt capital markets remains an obstacle for investment and growth at smaller companies, says Scope Ratings.

      Scope publishes final Chemicals Rating Methodology

      30/6/2025 Research EN

      Scope publishes final Chemicals Rating Methodology

      The methodology is now final following a call-for-comments period and will apply to all issuer and debt ratings of chemicals companies. The methodology might have a positive impact of one notch for one rated entity.

      Meeting NATO’s higher defence spending target will weigh on EU credit profiles

      30/6/2025 Research EN

      Meeting NATO’s higher defence spending target will weigh on EU credit profiles

      Achieving NATO’s higher defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP will increase budget deficits and public debt across the EU, weakening sovereign credit profiles unless governments consider a mix of spending cuts, tax hikes, and joint defence funding

      Fragile Middle East truce heightens geo-political, macroeconomic risks, including for Europe

      26/6/2025 Research EN

      Fragile Middle East truce heightens geo-political, macroeconomic risks, including for Europe

      The Israel-Iran truce fails to permanently reduce geo-political uncertainties weighing on an already subdued economic outlook for Europe, exposed to continued volatility in energy prices, but the crisis’s impact on Europe’s economy is limited for now.

      Scope publishes retail and wholesale corporate rating methodology after a call for comments

      25/6/2025 Research EN

      Scope publishes retail and wholesale corporate rating methodology after a call for comments

      The methodology is now final and applies to all issuer and debt ratings of European retail and wholesale companies. The update refines Scope’s analytical approach and may have some negative impact on the current ratings of two issuers.

      Poland: political polarisation, high deficits strain fiscal flexibility; growth remains resilient

      24/6/2025 Research EN

      Poland: political polarisation, high deficits strain fiscal flexibility; growth remains resilient

      Poland’s polarised politics and institutional tensions are hindering reforms while wide budget deficits and rising structural spending are curbing fiscal space. Still, EU funds and investment inflows continue to underpin the economy’s robust fundamentals.

      Perspectives économiques mondiales : tensions commerciales et géopolitiques pèsent sur la croissance

      20/6/2025 Research FR

      Perspectives économiques mondiales : tensions commerciales et géopolitiques pèsent sur la croissance

      Les économies américaine et européenne connaîtront une croissance plus lente que prévue en 2025, contribuant à un ralentissement de la croissance économique globale. Les perspectives de l’économie mondiale restent orientées à la baisse, selon Scope Group.