According to a statement from the international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, the long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDR) of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) were affirmed at "B+."
The outlook for Istanbul's credit rating was upgraded from "stable" to "positive" due to improvements in its operating balance.
The agency affirmed the credit ratings for Ankara, Bursa, and Antalya at "B+" with a "positive" outlook.
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