Nigeria is a country that S&P is now "watching closely" Frank Gill, one of the ratings agency's top sovereign analysts said at the firm's emerging market conference in London.
"It's on a negative outlook, but we are seeing some positive signs there," he said, highlighting the government's recent cuts to fuel subsidies and moves to drastically simplify and unify the country's various foreign exchange rates.credit rating at "B-/B" but changed its outlook to "negative" - akin to a downgrade warning - citing increasing risks over debt servicing capacity for the one-to-two years.
Gill also noted positive developments in Kenya, where the government had been able to pre-finance a redemption due in 2024 through a syndicated loan and money from multilateral institutions.Asked whether South Africa was likely to be downgraded in the next 12 months, Gill said: "I don't think it's a fast-moving credit story".
He added, however, "We are projecting that debt to GDP continues to climb, so there are long-term concerns".on South Africa to "stable" from "positive", citing infrastructure constraints and a severe power crisis, though it confirmed the country's 'BB-/B' foreign currency sovereign credit rating.
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