President Donald Trump signed a decree for a six -month review of US support for all international intergovernmental organizations last week to decide whether to withdraw from them, or try to reform them.
S&P said that the current triple A qualifications of the World Bank and other top -level development banks involve the permanence of the United States. Therefore, if Washington “limits” its support, any change of qualification that as a consequence would probably be “negative.”
Alexander Ekbom, the main multilateral banks analyst at S&P, added that, ultimately, it would depend on the impact on the capital of each institution and if other important shareholders would fill the emptiness that would remain.
“In the event that the United States leaves the institution, which would not be preceded, it is difficult to predict how reallocation would be carried out,” he said.
This week, rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch They also warned about the risk of the World Bank to lose the triple to whether President Trump withdraws the support from the United States.
With Reuters information
