Moody's warns of back-to-back Maldives downgrades as debt crisis fears mount
Adds detail on Moody's reasons for the downgrade and comments
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) -Moody's cut the credit rating of the Maldives on Wednesday and warned another was possible in the coming months due to the growing danger of a debt crisis in the tourism hotspot.
"The decision to downgrade is driven by our assessment that default risks have risen materially," Moody's said as it cut the country's rating to Caa2 and placed it "on review" for a follow-up downgrade.
That process usually takes up to three months. Moody's added that the Maldives' "fragile external liquidity position will likely worsen further without near term financing" and that it has "significant external debt obligations coming due within the next 12-18 months."
Reporting By Marc Jones; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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