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ARGAN: S&P MAINTAINED THE “INVESTMENT GRADE” STATUS WITH A “BBB-” RATING AND A “STABLE” OUTLOOK
Presse release – Neuilly-sur-Seine, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – 8.30 am ARGAN: S&P maintained the “Investment Grade” status with a “BBB-” rating and a “stable” outlook Following the press release1 indicating the withdrawal of the CARAT portfolio from the market by ARGAN, S&P Global Ratings published a bulletin stating that it considers ARGAN’s level of indebtedness to be consistent with its current rating, namely a long-term issuer rating of 'BBB-' with a 'Stable' outlook. The bulletin more
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