His other group, the Bryant Park BID, which gets revenue by renting out park space, is not seeking to raise its assessments, he said.
S.& P. said it was raising its assessment of the level of economic risk facing the entire French banking system to 3 from 2, on a scale of 10. "Our view of rising economic risks for France's banking sector also reflects the potentially limited, but still noteworthy, impact from an ongoing correction in the housing market," S.& P. said.
Last week one of them, Fitch, raised its assessment of South Africa from "stable" to "positive".
In its monthly economic outlook, the government raised its assessment of growth, encouraged by stronger exports and rising share prices.
S&P raised its assessment by saying local regulations of the banking industry are in line with global standards.
Standard & Poor's, which has been threatening to cut the United States' credit rating, raised its assessment of Uruguay.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 stock average rose 173.03 points, to 10,443.80 after the central bank raised its assessment of the country's economy.
TOKYO — Japan's central bank raised its assessment of the country's economy for the first time in nine months amid an upturn in exports and production.
THE ARTS, PAGE E1 More SAT Errors Found For the third time in two weeks, the College Board raised its assessment of the extent of problems with the incorrect scoring of its October SAT examination.
The government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in almost two years, encouraged that a recovery in markets overseas would increase demand for Japanese exports.
