Coronavirus forces Moody’s to cut SA growth forecast again
The ratings agency cuts its forecast for SA growth to 0.4% down from 0.7%
06 March 2020 - 18:43
For the second time in less than a month, Moody’s Investors Service has cut its expectations of SA’s growth, due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Moody’s — the last credit ratings agency to hold SA debt at investment grade — lowered its growth forecast for SA to 0.4% down from 0.7%, as it revised down its expectations across the G20 countries, in the wake of the disease’s spread. ..
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