List of countries by credit rating

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a credit rating for a country?A credit rating is like a report card that shows how likely a country is to pay back the money it borrows.
2. Why do credit rating agencies give ratings to countries?They help investors decide if it is safe to lend money to a country, so people know how risky the loan might be.

Sovereign Credit Rating: An assessment of a national government's creditworthiness and its ability to repay debt.
Government Bonds: Debt securities issued by a national government to raise funds from investors.
Default: The failure of a borrower to make required payments on its debt obligations.
Capital Markets: The marketplaces where financial assets like stocks and bonds are bought and sold.