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S. Africa To Re-Think Nuclear Deal After Junk Status
South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious...
Mourn, Don’t Criticise At Memorials, Zuma Warns Colleagues
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Saturday hit out at critics within his own camp telling them not to use events...
Fitch Cuts South Africa’s Credit Rating To ‘junk’
Ratings agency Fitch said Friday it had cut South Africa's credit rating to junk status, citing the recent political...
Rand Falls Further As Concern Mounts
Worries over the health of South Africa's economy continued on Monday, as comments by the new finance minister failed...
South Africa Rand Sinks Further Amid Concern About Credit Downgrade
Worries over the health of South Africa's economy continued on Monday, as comments by the new finance minister failed...
Saudi Arabia Loses Fitch Rating Over Budget Concerns
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday lost its high-quality credit rating from the Fitch agency, which lowered the kingdom a notch...
Fitch Backs Government’s Growth Target
Ghana's economy is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in 2017, compared to 3.8 per cent growth rate realised in 2016,...
Ghana’s Deficit Highlights Downside Fiscal Risks – Fitch
Credit Ratings Agency – Fitch – has said Ghana's disclosure of $1.6billion unreported expenditure and the resulting...
China’s Huge Debt Poses Big Headache For Central Bank
Chinese banks lent more money in January alone than the annual GDP of South Africa, as borrowers rushed to take...
Ghana’s Inflation To Decline
Inflation will continue to fall in Ghana in 2017, following several years of extraordinarily high price growth, Fitch...
Oil To End Year At US$57
All things being equal, fuel prices will not travel beyond 15 percent increase in 2017, some industry analysts...
Fitch Downgrades Nigeria’s Long-Term Rating
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook on Nigeria’s long-term debt to B+ following concerns on the west...
NPP’s Crisis ‘lies’ Won’t Work
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is painting Ghana as a country in crisis so as to win the 7 December...
NPP’s Plans Will Ruin Ghana
The plans and policies outlined by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto will destroy...
Moody’s Rating Is ‘an Upgrade’
The recent affirmation of the Government of Ghana's issuer and senior unsecured rating at B3 and change in the...
Mahama Is Cocooned In the Trappings of Being In Power
President John Mahama is not feeling the suffering of most Ghanaians because he is cocooned in the trappings of being...
Stop Embarrassing Yourself; Moody’s Hasn’t Upgraded Ghana
The running mate for the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Moody's recent review of the economic...
Only Nana Addo Sees Economic Crisis
The lenses of Nana Akufo-Addo, flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), see economic crisis where...
Favourable Creditworthiness Due To Prudent Economic Management
Finance Minister Seth Terkper says the favorable assessment of Ghana's creditworthiness by some rating agencies shows...