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A timeline (or several) relating to Eurozone crisis.

Credit ratings:
Standard & Poor (S&P) and Fitch Investment grades are AAA, AA, A and BBB; speculative ("junk") grades are BB and B
Moodys Investment grades are Aaa, Aa, A and Baa; speculative ("junk") grades are Ba and B

2006

October: Italy's credit rating downgraded from A+ from AA- by S&P[1]

2007

2008

October: Ireland's bank guarantees
December: Ireland's bank capital injection

2009

January: Anglo Irish Bank nationalised
March: Ireland's credit rating downgraded from AAA to AA+ by S&P
July: European Central Bank implements its covered bond purchase programme[2]
December: Greece's credit rating downgraded from A- to BBB+ by S&P

2010

January:
Ireland's public debt rises to 65 per cent of GDP
Greece's credit rating downgraded to A- by S&P[3]
March:
Portugal's credit rating downgraded from AA to A- by Fitch[4]
April:
Spain's credit rating downgraded from AA+ to AA by S&P[5]
Portugal's credit rating downgraded from A+ to A- by S&P[6]
May
After prolonged debate[7], Eurogroup/IMF makes available €110 billion to Greece[8] and the Eurogroup launches the €600bn European Financial Stability Facility[9]
August:
Ireland's credit rating downgraded to AA- by S&P
IMF/EC review of Greek finances [10]
September:
Further support to Ireland's Anglo Irish Bank, Allied Irish Banks and Irish Nationwide banks
October:
November:
21st
The Irish government applies for assistance from the IMF and the EU [11][12]
22nd
Ireland's credit rating downgraded to A by S&P
23rd
The Irish government announces its National Recovery Plan 2011-14 [13] - an additional €15 billion package of measures intended to reduce the budget deficit to below 3% of GDP by 2014 (comprising ⅔ expenditure reductions and ⅓ revenue increases)
26th
Bond yields reach new highs: Irish 9%, Portuguese 7%, Spanish 5%[14]
28th
Agreement is reached on the Ireland rescue package[15] An €85 billion loan facility of which €67½ billion is to come from outside Ireland. €35 billion to support the banking system; (€10 billion for the immediate recapitalisation and the remaining €25 billion will be provided on a contingency basis) and up to €50 billion to cover the financing of the Irish government's budget
30th
Italian and Belgian bond yields rise