Fitch Downgrades France to ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has downgraded France’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’. The Outlook is Stable. At the same time, the agency has affirmed France’s Short-term foreign currency IDR at ‘F1+’ and the Country Ceiling at ‘AAA’.