Fitch Ratings has removed the municipality of Xalapa, state of Veracruz, from its local ratings system, according to a Sentido Comun report that cited a Fitch press release. Fitch, which had given the municipality its sixth-highest rating of “A” on the local ratings scale prior to the removal, did not disclose the reason for its decision. Xalapa is the second largest city in the Veracruz state after Veracruz, Veracruz.