Fitch Teleconference: Colombia and Uruguay Sovereign Ratings Today, March 8, 2013 at 11 AM ET

NEW YORK--()--Fitch Ratings will host a conference call today 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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Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Media Relations:
Elizabeth Fogerty
+1-212-908-0526
elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com

Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Media Relations:
Elizabeth Fogerty
+1-212-908-0526
elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com