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      Scope has completed a monitoring review for the Federal Republic of Germany
      FRIDAY, 31/07/2020 - Scope Ratings GmbH
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      Scope has completed a monitoring review for the Federal Republic of Germany

      Monitoring review announcement

      Scope Ratings reviews its ratings either yearly, or at least every six months in the case of sovereign, sub-sovereign and supranational issuers. Monitoring reviews are unrelated to the calendar that outlines public finance rating actions.

      Scope performs monitoring reviews to determine whether outstanding ratings remains proportionate. Monitoring reviews are conducted either by performing a portfolio review in terms of the applicable methodology, latest developments, and the rated entity’s financial and operational aspects relative to similarly rated peers; or through targeted reviews on an individual credit. Scope publicly announces the completion of each monitoring review on its website.

      Scope completed the monitoring review for the Federal Republic of Germany (AAA/Stable; S-1+/Stable) on 30 July 2020. This monitoring note does not constitute a rating action nor indicates the likelihood of a credit rating action in the short term. The latest information on the credit ratings in this monitoring note along with the associated rating history can be found on www.scoperatings.com.

      Key rating factors

      The AAA/Stable rating is supported by Germany’s wealthy, large and diversified economy, solid fiscal framework, track record of fiscal consolidation and highly competitive external sector. Increasing pension liabilities, low domestic investment in the private and public sector, labour shortages due to adverse demographics and a lack of skilled labour remain challenges to the rating. Germany has been less affected by the health crisis than peers with lower infections and mortality rates, thanks to a well-functioning health system and effective counter-measures. Germany’s economy is expected to be less harshly hit than other euro area sovereigns due to the size of the fiscal package, which is the largest in the area, as well as the relatively well controlled outbreak of the pandemic so far. Longer-term, the main credit challenges are i) organising industrial transformation towards more sustainable business models and digitalising the economy, ii) demographic challenges with high pension liabilities and a declining workforce; and iii) medium-term challenges of the Covid-19 response, such as managing equity stakes in the corporate sector and increasing contingent liabilities from liquidity support measures.

      The methodology applicable for the reviewed rating(s) and/or rating Outlook(s) (Public Finance Sovereign Ratings, 21 April 2020) is available on https://www.scoperatings.com/#!methodology/list.

      This monitoring note is issued by Scope Ratings GmbH, Lennéstraße 5, D-10785 Berlin, Tel +49 30 27891-0.

      Lead analyst: Bernhard Bartels, Director

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