ara wkoll ratings direct dwar la poste s & p 3 ta april 2007 the entities credit standing is linked to that of the government but ratings can be notched down from those on the state by up to two categories as the financial links between these companies and the state may be increasingly subject to change in the medium or long term [] (ilkwalità ta  firma talentità hija marbuta ma dik talgvern iżda lklassifikazzjonijiet jistgħu jitnaqqsu bżewġ kategoriji sakemm irrabtiet finanzjarji bejn limsemmija kumpanija u listat jistgħu jevolvu fi żmien medju jew fittul)