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  "id": 3023586,
  "title": "Moody's lifts Pakistan sovereign rating to B3 from Caa1, cites improved governance and easing of external risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/moodys-lifts-pakistan-sovereign-rating-to-b3-from-caa1-cites-improved",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024988/moodys-lifts-pakistan-sovereign-rating-to-b3-from-caa1-cites-improved-governance-and-easing-of-external-risk"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Global ratings agency Moody’s on Monday upgraded Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1 and maintained a stable outlook, citing governance improvement expectations and easing external and fiscal vulnerabilities. “The upgrade to B3 reflects our expectations that improvements in governance will allow the government to sustain the recent improvements in the country’s external…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Moody's lifts Pakistan sovereign rating to B3 from Caa1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/moodys-lifts-pakistan-sovereign-rating-to-b3-from-caa1",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:00:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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