Poland avoids Moody's ratings downgrade but outlook cut

A view of the Palace of Culture and and skyscrapers on Friday May 13, 2016, in Warsaw Poland. Poland is bracing for a possible credit downgrade by ratings agency Moody's on Friday amid international concerns over the new government's move to erode the independence of key institutions and increase spending. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (The Associated Press)

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Two men walk in front of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Friday, May 13, 2016, in Warsaw Poland. Poland is bracing for a possible credit downgrade by ratings agency Moody's on Friday amid international concerns over the new government's move to erode the independence of key institutions and increase spending. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (The Associated Press)

A man enters the Warsaw Stock Exchange Friday, May 13, 2016, in Warsaw Poland. Poland is bracing for a possible credit downgrade by ratings agency Moody's on Friday amid international concerns over the new government's move to erode the independence of key institutions and increase spending. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (The Associated Press)

Poland has avoided a downgrade by the ratings agency Moody, but its outlook was cut from stable to negative due to new government spending policies seen as risky to state finances and a more unpredictable investment climate.

The Moody's report was published early Saturday. Investors had been bracing for an outright downgrade after a similar move earlier this year by Standard & Poor's, which cited the erosion of the independence of key institutions and increased spending by the nationalist-minded Law and Justice party.

Moody's says its affirmation of Poland's A2 rating is based on the country's economic resilience as reflected in a large, diversified economy that has shown robust real GDP growth irrespective of external headwinds.

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