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19 Jun 24
Snap election could spook investors and hit growth
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23 Jan 24
Fitch predicts interest rate cuts due this year.
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15 Sep 23
An economic slowdown in China and the impact of higher interest rates in Europe and the US will slow global growth next year, Fitch Ratings has said.
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12 Sep 23
More than $12bn of cash injections from the government and a lower profit sharing rate will not be enough to get Mexico’s state oil company back to sustainability, although it will help in the short...
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18 Aug 23
Recent global developments will have a “lasting impact” on growth in major economies, with potential GDP growth not catching up with its pre-pandemic trend any time soon, experts have warned.
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4 Aug 23
Repeated last-minute fixes to the US debt limit have hit confidence in the country’s government to such an extent that Fitch downgraded its rating, also warning of growing debt and rising deficits.
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26 May 23
Political partisanship is getting in the way of action on the US debt limit, casting uncertainty over its ability to meet its obligations.
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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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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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14 Mar 23
The removal of Covid-19 restrictions in China will boost global growth this year but concerns over inflation and high interest will limit growth, economists at Fitch have said.
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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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17 Jan 23
Concerns over an extended period of high inflation will lead to the European Central Bank raising interest rates higher than expected, ratings agency Fitch has said.
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2 Dec 22
Russia’s war will cause a recession next year but inflation will help fill government coffers.
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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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19 Oct 22
The Indian government’s large external reserves will help cushion the impacts of international financial shocks, economists at Fitch have said.
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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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3 Oct 22
Developing country central banks making losses amid rising interest rates and falling asset values risk harming their governments’ public finances, ratings agency Fitch has warned.
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15 Sep 22
The energy crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will see the UK and eurozone plunge into a recession later this year and in 2023, economists at Fitch have said.
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24 Aug 22
Prudent work on post-Covid recovery by Indonesia’s government has been praised by ratings analysts.
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15 Aug 22
High oil revenues will give Oman two years of budget surpluses, pushing its debt below many of its peers, and continuing reform efforts look set to keep its public finances on solid ground, ratings...
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9 Aug 22
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “materially hit” the outlook for Estonia’s public finances and economy, ratings agency Fitch has said while warning the government not to lose its focus on fiscal...
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2 Aug 22
The dual impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine will leave public finances more exposed and could negatively impact future credit outlooks, a ratings agency has said.
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19 Jul 22
Failure to pay its dollar-denominated debt obligations in the correct currency constitutes Belarus technically defaulting in the eyes of ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s.
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1 Jul 22
Fitch has dimmed its view of government credit conditions amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the resulting international sanctions.
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10 Jun 22
India’s high GDP growth following the initial shock from Covid-19 has helped boost confidence in the country’s public finances.