Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, and Morocco to a lesser extent, are more susceptible than other nations in the region to the type of political unrest that led to the resignation of Tunisia's president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday.

The ratings agency said it does not expect a wave of regional political instability, but said that political and fiscal uncertainty are weighing on the sovereign ratings of several Middle Eastern and North African countries.

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