04.03.2014 13:46:00
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Banesto Holdings, Ltd. -- Moody's upgrades Banco Santander to Baa1; maintains stable outlook
Madrid, March 04, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service has today upgraded to Baa1 from Baa2 the debt and deposit ratings of Banco Santander S.A. (Spain) and maintained the stable outlook. At the same time, Moody's affirmed Banco Santander's standalone Bank Financial Strength Rating (BFSR) at C- and raised the equivalent baseline credit assessment (BCA) to baa1 from baa2. The outlook on the bank's BFSR remains stable and the bank's short-term ratings were affirmed at Prime-2.