Credit Rating


Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Fitch maintains Israel credit rating at A+, but pans its economic outlook as 'negative'

This decision stands in contrast to Moody's, which has both changed Israel's economic outlook to 'negative' and downgraded its credit rating.

Avi Woolf | 02.04.24

Israel-Gaza War, Economy

Finance Ministry Accountant General Says Moody's Downgrade Too Reliant on Hypotheticals

The Accountant General gave a press conference today where he said Israel is paying its debts and has bounced back from crises before, such as corona or geopolitical instability.

Avi Woolf | 12.02.24

Fitch Explains

Fitch explained: This is the reason we did not lower Israel's credit rating

Cedric Berry, the analyst responsible for Israel at the credit rating agency Fitch, explained in an interview with Bloomberg why the agency did not downgrade Israel's credit rating. According to him, "a very strong and destructive reform would be required to cause a significant amount of damage"

Yehuda Klein, Srugim News | 22.08.23