BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard NORTHWEST Rating on Oregon G.O. bonds rises a notch notch (noch) incisure; an indentation on the edge of a bone or other organ. aortic notch dicrotic n. cardiac notch 1. to AA-minus The ratings on Oregon's $5.3 billion of debt were raised by Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris. , which cited the state's improved economy and higher revenue from taxes and fees. Fitch raised its rating on $4.1 billion of Oregon's general obligation bonds by one level to AA-minus from A-plus; and increased $1.3 billion of appropriation The designation by the government or an individual of the use to which a fund of money is to be applied. The selection and setting apart of privately owned land by the government for public use, such as a military reservation or public building. and lease bonds to A-plus from A, the company said in a statement. Higher ratings can lower borrowing costs as investors are willing to accept lower yields on bonds considered less likely to default. The state suffered three rating reductions in 2003 after its finances were weakened weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak  en·er n. by falling revenue from income taxes, its primary
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