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Fitch affirms SA’s ‘BB-‘ credit rating

Simon Osuji by Simon Osuji
July 17, 2023
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Credit rating agency Fitch affirmed South Africa’s “BB-” credit rating with a “stable” outlook, despite record scheduled power cuts and the transfer of most of struggling state utility Eskom’s debt to the government.

The government providing R186 billion of advances to Eskom and taking on more than R70 billion of its loans will add 3% to South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio, Fitch said.

Africa’s most industrialised economy will not grow at all in real terms this year due to the power cuts, it said, down from 1.9% growth in 2022.

While the high debt-to-GDP ratio and “modest” fiscal consolidation also weigh on South Africa’s credit rating, it is “supported by a favourable debt structure with long maturities and denominated mostly in local currency as well as a credible monetary policy framework,” Fitch said.

“Government is implementing urgent measures to reduce load shedding in the short term and transform the sector through market reforms to achieve long-term energy security. Over the medium term, the fiscal strategy aims to achieve fiscal sustainability by reducing the budget deficit and stabilising the debt-to-GDP ratio. On‐budget allocations for infrastructure and other policy
priorities and maintaining a sustainable fiscal stance will support economic growth,” National Treasury said in a statement on Monday night in response to Fitch’s ratings announcement.



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