Moodys
Moody's sees S.Africa GDP shrinking 6.5%
Moody's cut its GDP forecast from a 2.5% contraction it predicted last Tuesday, saying in a research report on Friday economic growth will recover by 4.5% in...
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DA: Ratings downgrades should be wakeup call for government
On Thursday Fitch downgraded the country's credit rating to BB with a negative outlook, while Moody's dropped it to junk status last week.
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SA was given grace ahead of downgrade but failed to deliver: economists
Moody’s downgraded South Africa to junk status on Friday night, citing a deterioration in fiscal strength and structurally very weak growth.
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Mboweni after Moody's downgrade: Govt committed to reforms
Moody's downgraded South Africa's sovereign credit rating to junk status, joining the other two major agencies.
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Moody’s drops SA’s credit rating to junk status
The agency has downgraded the country one notch to BA-1 from BAA3 and maintained a negative outlook.
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Moody's puts SA's economic growth at 0.7% this year, blames load shedding
The country continues to be hit by load shedding with businesses complaining about lost productivity.
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Eskom 'disappointed' by Moody’s decision to downgrade unsecured debt
The cash-strapped utility’s unsecured debt was downgraded from B3 to B2.
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Rand strengthens after Moody’s revises outlook on SA
On Friday, Moody’s kept South Africa’s sovereign debt at BAA3 but revised the outlook to 'negative', citing a deterioration in the economic growth outlook and rising debt.
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Mboweni: S.Africans must roll up their sleeves after Moody’s rating
Moody’s kept South Africa’s sovereign debt at BAA3, the lowest investment grade, but revised its outlook to negative, citing a deterioration in the economic growth outlook and rising debt.
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Moody’s rating on SA alarming, says Business Unity SA
Moody’s has decided to keep the country one notch above sub-investment grade, changing its outlook on the country’s credit rating from stable to negative.
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Moody’s decision to downgrade SA to negative was no surprise – DA
Moody’s changed its outlook on the country's credit rating from stable to negative.
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Economists: Moody’s decision to change SA’s outlook to negative was expected
The rating agency has changed its outlook on the country’s credit rating from the stable to negative but has affirmed the BAA3 long-term foreign and local currency rating.
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Heavy-hearted Mboweni reacts after Moody’s changes SA’s outlook to negative
Moody’s is the last of the three big ratings agencies to keep the country in positive territory.
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Moody’s changes SA’s outlook to negative from stable
Moody’s said the outlook revision on its ‘Baa3’ rating, the lowest rung of investment grade, was motivated by a deterioration in the economic growth outlook and rising debt.
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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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Rand firms, stocks flat
At 1505 GMT the rand was 0.34% firmer at 15.2275 per dollar, bringing gains to 1.2% since Wednesday when the currency tumbled to just shy of an 11-month low.
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Mangaung to take ‘radical action’ following Moody’s downgrade
The city was downgraded three notches, leaving it on a B3 rating.
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Moody’s: Change is urgently needed at Eskom
The agency has given its view on the country’s power producer and the role it plays in economic growth.
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Rand, bonds tumble as Moody's and Fitch warn of Eskom risk
At 1600 GMT, the rand was 1.24% weaker at 14.2650 per dollar, bringing its weekly losses to more than 3%.
