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31 Mar 2020

The SA downgrade and your investments

By Janice Roberts

Like many developing countries, the South African government relies on funding to build and maintain the infrastructure of the country. To enjoy continued access to loans (in the form of government bonds) at affordable interest rates, it’s important that we keep our credit rating healthy.
02 Nov 2019

Moody's decision means SA must now get its economic house in order

By Janice Roberts

Moody’s decision to reduce the outlook for its credit rating of the SA government from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’ is not unexpected in the light of SA’s weak economy and deteriorating public finances. That’s the word from NWU Business School economist Professor Raymond Parsons. “The Moody’s review warns that, unless SA gets its economic house in...
10 Jun 2019

South Africa's first-quarter GDP contraction will weigh on banks' and sovereign's credit profiles

By Janice Roberts

By Lucie Villa, Moody’s Vice President – Senior Credit Officer and lead sovereign analyst for South Africa. On 4 June, Statistics South Africa released data showing first-quarter 2019 GDP contracted 3.2% on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis (or by 0.8% on a non-annualised basis) from fourth-quarter 2018.
12 Nov 2018

Moody's: Global credit conditions to weaken in 2019 amid slowing growth and rising risks

By Janice Roberts

Global credit conditions will weaken in 2019 as economic growth decelerates, funding costs increase, liquidity tightens and market volatility returns, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report.
14 Sep 2018

SA insurers made more resilient by new regulations: Moody’s

By Janice Roberts

According to Moody’s Investor Service, South Africa’s new prudential regulatory standard for insurers, known as Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM), brings the country’s insurance regulation into line with international best practice.
11 Sep 2018

SA banking system: Resilient financials amid a weakening economy drive our stable outlook, says Moody's

By Janice Roberts

Moody’s says in its outlook on the SA banking system issued today: We have changed our outlook for the South African banking system to stable from negative, reflecting our assessment that the banks’ financial metrics and creditworthiness will remain resilient over the next 12 to 18 months, despite weakening operating conditions. Slow economic growth will...