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Credit rating: Will recent political events cost SA?
There are concerns that recent political events will be taken into account when S&P Global announces its rating on Friday.
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Gordhan: SA has survived political noise
The finance minister says the South African economy continues to be resilient & the country still has a positive story to tell.
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Moody’s to look at political infighting & unemployment as key factors
The agency said it was concerned about a number of factors, and these would be taken into account.
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Moody’s set to announce decision on downgrade
Moody’s currently rates the country two notches above sub-investment grade at BAA2 with a negative outlook.
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Zuma: Govt has done enough to avoid ratings downgrade
President Jacob Zuma told the National Assembly that progress had been made to speed up economic growth in the country.
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SOEs struggle to stay afloat ahead of credit ratings announcement
Some experts say Moody's , Fitch and S&P Global will take into account the performance of parastatals.
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Ramaphosa calls on South Africans to debate proposed national minimum wage
Research has found that nearly 50% of working South Africans live below the proposed figure.
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Ramaphosa to meet with rating agencies over minimum wage implications
The deputy president says the proposed figure still needs to be debated but cannot be set too high.
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Jonas confident as S&P prepares to assess SA
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas says ratings agencies are concerned about the country's ability to maintain fiscal targets.
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Jonas: Govt has done all it can to avert credit downgrade
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Global is already in the country for its review of South Africa's sovereign credit rating.
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Cabinet calls for 'united front to protect SA investment status'
The finance ministry, together with business leaders, has been working to avert a possible credit rating downgrade to junk status.
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Jonas: SA's fiscal policy a concern for rating agencies
Credit rating agencies have warned of downgrades by year end over expenditure, the under performing economy, and political turmoil.
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Jonas: SA remains committed to inclusive growth & fiscal discipline
Mcebisi Jonas on Tuesday told Parliament SA is in the process of having its sovereign credit rating reviewed.
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Gordhan: Citizens should take collective responsibility for SA’s democracy
The finance minister says the medium term budget policy statement has displayed the strength of the country’s fiscal framework.
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SA's big four banks to see rise in problem loans - Moody's
Sluggish economic growth will pose challenges for FirstRand, Standard Bank, Barclays Africa Group and Nedbank.
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Mcebisi Jonas: SA must preserve its sovereign credit rating
The deputy finance minister says preserving the rating at two notches above sub investment grade is important.
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SA doing well in a number of areas - Moody's SA
Credit rating agency Moody’s will be making up its mind about the country's sovereign credit rating over the next four weeks.
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Gordhan: I only want to help steer SA in right direction
The Finance Minister on Thursday emphasised the need for a collective effort to help boost economic growth.
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Zuma must account for political instability, says economist
An economist says Minister Gordhan will deliver his budget speech under "extraordinary circumstances".
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Gordhan under pressure to deliver in mini budget speech
Economists and business leaders want to see decisive action to rejuvenate the economy.
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Zuma: Credit ratings important in fight against unemployment, poverty
President Zuma’s told the House that Brics countries want to set up their own ratings agency.
