NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings will host a conference call Friday March 8, 2013 at 11 AM ET to discuss its recent rating actions on Colombia and Uruguay. On March 6, Fitch revised the Rating Outlook of Colombia to Positive from Stable. On March 7, the agency upgraded Uruguay's sovereign ratings to investment grade.
Shelly Shetty, Head of Latin America Sovereigns at Fitch will moderate a panel discussion with sovereign analysts Erich Arispe and Santiago Mosquera that will focus on:
--Key rating drivers behind the rating actions
--Challenges confronting Colombia and Uruguay
--Future rating triggers
The panel discussion will last approximately 20 minutes with a Q&A session to follow. In addition to the live Q&A, questions can also be emailed beforehand and during the call to Shelly Shetty directly at shelly.shetty@fitchratings.com.
Dial-in details are:
--U.S. Participant Dial-In Number: (888) 300-5688
--International Dial-In Number: (706) 634-9194
--Conference and Replay ID: 7103366
Replays for each of the calls will be available for 30 days and are accessible through the following numbers:
--Replay Dial-In Number for U.S. participants: (877) 467-8597
--Replay Dial-In Number for international participants: (706) 902-0405
International Toll-Free Dial-In Numbers:
Argentina 08006660273
Bolivia 800100835
Brazil 08008916189
Chile 12300206168
Colombia 018005180165
Costa Rica 08000130990
Dominican Republic 18887512305
El Salvador 8006392
Jamaica 18002050326
Mexico 018009269157
Panama 0018002018157
Peru 080052957
Uruguay 00040190120
Venezuela 08001002762
Fitch's Rating Action Commentary (RACs) for Colombia and Uruguay are available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.
Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.
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