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15 May 23
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned Kenya’s domestic funding conditions have deteriorated.
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10 May 23
Sustained currency depreciation would make borrowing more expensive for Egypt and take up a higher share of revenues, eventually leading to a future credit rating cut for the government, rating...
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2 May 23
Ongoing strikes could hurt the French government’s plans to reduce spending and were highlighted as a major contribution to a cut in its credit rating by Fitch.
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18 Apr 23
Credit ratings based on a simplistic understanding of African countries’ economies cost those countries’ governments $74.5bn in borrowing costs, researchers at the United Nations have suggested.
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6 Apr 23
Large foreign reserves and low government debt levels drove Saudi Arabia’s credit rating upgrade, ratings agency Fitch has said.
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31 Mar 23
Emerging economies are facing a challenging environment with inflation, high interest rates and low growth, and rating agency S&P Global has warned this will hurt their creditworthiness in the...
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27 Mar 23
The depletion of foreign reserves and weak governance will limit Bolivia’s ability to meet debt costs, and were major contributors to a cut in its credit rating by Moody’s.
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7 Mar 23
Greece will regain an investment grade credit rating this year after more than a decade in junk territory, the country’s central bank governor has said.
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1 Mar 23
Concerns over a potential debt default and restricted access to new borrowing have led to ratings agency Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s credit rating.
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28 Feb 23
Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
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8 Feb 23
Using up foreign reserves to meet soaring costs will restrict Egypt’s ability to service its debt and was named as a major contributor to a cut in its credit rating by ratings agency Moody’s.
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2 Feb 23
Political instability and simmering discontent in Peru will impede progress on reforms and damage economic growth, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
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30 Jan 23
The risk of higher government deficits has prompted another downgrade in Nigeria’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
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20 Dec 22
North America’s two major economies will experience low growth and tight financing conditions as interest rates get pushed further upwards, analysts have said as they looked towards next year.
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9 Dec 22
Rapidly falling reserves were among concerns cited by rating agency Moody’s as it placed Bangladesh’s rating under review for a downgrade.
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21 Nov 22
Recessions in major economies and increasing borrowing costs are likely to hurt the global economy, particularly in developing countries, in the new year, analysts have warned.
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8 Nov 22
Central bank reserves in Egypt fell by a fifth in just nine months, leading to ratings agency Fitch warning it could downgrade its judgement of the country.
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4 Nov 22
Surging oil and natural gas revenues will help push Qatar’s budget into surplus this year and over the medium term, meaning a credit rating upgrade is increasingly likely, ratings agency Moody’s has...
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31 Oct 22
Government exposure to cyber attacks is growing because so many of their operations have become digital, and with such attacks becoming a significant feature of geopolitics the risk to public...
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24 Oct 22
The energy crisis has hit progress by Nigeria on turning its finances around, according to a ratings agency.
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11 Oct 22
Japan’s “robust” governance and improving public finances were enough to maintain investor confidence despite low growth prospects and ever-high debt levels, as rating agency Fitch affirmed its...
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7 Oct 22
Serious floods in Pakistan have led to increased public spending and higher debt, and a key factor in a downgrade to the nation’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
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5 Oct 22
High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
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6 Sep 22
Vietnam’s growing economic strength and commitment to contain borrowing costs are key factors to an increase in the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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24 Aug 22
Prudent work on post-Covid recovery by Indonesia’s government has been praised by ratings analysts.
15 May 23Ratings agency Moody’s has warned Kenya’s domestic funding conditions have deteriorated.
10 May 23Sustained currency depreciation would make borrowing more expensive for Egypt and take up a higher share of revenues, eventually leading to a future credit rating cut for the government, rating...
2 May 23Ongoing strikes could hurt the French government’s plans to reduce spending and were highlighted as a major contribution to a cut in its credit rating by Fitch.
18 Apr 23Credit ratings based on a simplistic understanding of African countries’ economies cost those countries’ governments $74.5bn in borrowing costs, researchers at the United Nations have suggested.
6 Apr 23Large foreign reserves and low government debt levels drove Saudi Arabia’s credit rating upgrade, ratings agency Fitch has said.
31 Mar 23Emerging economies are facing a challenging environment with inflation, high interest rates and low growth, and rating agency S&P Global has warned this will hurt their creditworthiness in the...
27 Mar 23The depletion of foreign reserves and weak governance will limit Bolivia’s ability to meet debt costs, and were major contributors to a cut in its credit rating by Moody’s.
7 Mar 23Greece will regain an investment grade credit rating this year after more than a decade in junk territory, the country’s central bank governor has said.
1 Mar 23Concerns over a potential debt default and restricted access to new borrowing have led to ratings agency Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s credit rating.
28 Feb 23Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
2 Feb 23Political instability and simmering discontent in Peru will impede progress on reforms and damage economic growth, ratings agency Moody’s has said.
30 Jan 23The risk of higher government deficits has prompted another downgrade in Nigeria’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
20 Dec 22North America’s two major economies will experience low growth and tight financing conditions as interest rates get pushed further upwards, analysts have said as they looked towards next year.
9 Dec 22Rapidly falling reserves were among concerns cited by rating agency Moody’s as it placed Bangladesh’s rating under review for a downgrade.
21 Nov 22Recessions in major economies and increasing borrowing costs are likely to hurt the global economy, particularly in developing countries, in the new year, analysts have warned.
4 Nov 22Surging oil and natural gas revenues will help push Qatar’s budget into surplus this year and over the medium term, meaning a credit rating upgrade is increasingly likely, ratings agency Moody’s has...
31 Oct 22Government exposure to cyber attacks is growing because so many of their operations have become digital, and with such attacks becoming a significant feature of geopolitics the risk to public...
24 Oct 22The energy crisis has hit progress by Nigeria on turning its finances around, according to a ratings agency.
11 Oct 22Japan’s “robust” governance and improving public finances were enough to maintain investor confidence despite low growth prospects and ever-high debt levels, as rating agency Fitch affirmed its...
5 Oct 22High inflation combined with increased debt servicing costs has increased the likelihood of a debt default and led to Moody’s downgrading Ghana’s credit rating.
6 Sep 22Vietnam’s growing economic strength and commitment to contain borrowing costs are key factors to an increase in the nation’s credit, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
24 Aug 22Prudent work on post-Covid recovery by Indonesia’s government has been praised by ratings analysts.
