AAA = Old Core, BBB- to AA+ = New Core, BB+ and below = Gap
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:55AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett
BONDS: "Cashing In On Foreign Debt," by Ben Levisohn and Tara Kalwarski, BusinessWeek, 29 June 2009.
Just an interesting map where Old Core largely has the best bond ratings, New Core roughly the next best, and Gap countries the worst.
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