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Credit ratings
Traders, investors nervously await Moody’s rating on SA
Moody's is the last of the three big ratings agencies to keep the country in positive territory.
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SA's investment-grade rating depends on pace of reforms - Moody's
The agency is the last of the top three ratings firms to still rank Pretoria debt at investment grade, Baa3 with a stable outlook.
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JSE's Newton-King: Credit rating moves a catastrophic moment for SA
Economists say the decisions mean it’s going to be harder and more expensive for government to borrow money and that there will be less money for government services.
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[LISTEN] Desperate for cash? Beware of unlawful credit deals
Many people are desperate to get credit assistance and often enter into misleading credit agreements. The credit ombudsman explains in the SoundCloud above.
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Gordhan: Right leadership can help SA avoid downgrade
Pravin Gordhan says the country is making progress, despite the economy not growing fast enough.
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Rand gains ground against US dollar, pound after Fitch announcement
Fitch is the third agency to keep its outlook unchanged, meaning the country has avoided junk status.
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Fitch affirms SA's credit rating
The ratings agency has also retained the country outlook at stable.
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Economists hope rand will stabilise following S&P decision
The rand made some gains after the agency kept its rating at BBB-minus, with a negative outlook.
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‘There needs to be a collective effort to improve the economy’
Pravin Gordhan says government is working to turn the economy around but this must be a collective effort.
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Plans in place to help SA economy avoid later downgrade - Gordhan
Standard & Poor's global has cited government spending as key to improving economic growth.
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Gordhan: SA has done enough to avoid a downgrade
The minister says govt, the private sector & organised labour have worked hard over the last few months.
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Moody's affirms Eskom's rating
Moody’s has set at BAA1 with a negative outlook for Eskom.
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SA’s economic status dealt a blow
Standard & Poor's has changed its outlook from stable to negative.
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Standard & Poor's rates SA as stable
Standard and Poor's has affirmed the long and short term foreign currency credit ratings for South Africa.
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Rand at lowest level since 2008
The power crunch could trigger another credit downgrade from ratings agencies.
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Moody's downgrades South Africa to Baa2
Peter Attard Montalto explains what lead to the downgrade on South Africa’s credit rating.
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Rand skims 3-month low on ratings news
Two ratings agencies revealed major doubts around the South African economy on Friday.
