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What Gabon’s rating downgrade tells us about how sovereign credit worthiness is judged

The sovereign credit ratings of the leading credit rating agencies are most visible through their outputs: an upgrade, a downgrade or a change in “outlook”. The evaluative work that produces those outcomes receives far less attention. Yet it is precisely that work that explains why credit rating agencies occupy such…

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Indian corporates to clock 9% aggregate revenue in FY27: Fitch

Indian corporates to clock 9% aggregate revenue in FY27: Fitch

Fitch Ratings forecasts Indian corporate revenue to grow nine percent in the current fiscal year. This growth is expected to keep credit metrics for Indian companies stable. Geopolitical tensions and climate risks could impact oil prices and demand for certain sectors. Chemical companies may face higher costs and softer demand…

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Global Market | AI boom, market correction risks emerge as major credit threats: Fitch

Global Market | AI boom, market correction risks emerge as major credit threats: Fitch

Ratings agency Fitch highlights AI boom and market correction as major global credit risks. Unprecedented AI spending and soaring valuations may outpace uncertain future returns, Fitch stated. Geopolitical tensions, particularly the U.S.-Iran conflict, add further significant challenges to the credit environment. Emerging markets face additional pressure from rising costs and…

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Fitch warns AI market correction emerging as major global credit risk

Ratings agency Fitch warns of significant AI-related market correction risks. Unprecedented AI spending and soaring tech valuations raise concerns about future returns. Geopolitical risks, including US-Iran conflict and El Nino, also pose credit threats. Global growth is expected to slow, with inflation impacted by energy prices. Highly indebted nations face…

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Uzbek economy grows 8.5% as services and investment expand

Official figures presented at a presidential review showed investment reaching €24.6 billion and exports €12.7 billion in the first half of 2026, as Moody's upgraded Uzbekistan's sovereign credit rating and Fitch shifted its outlook to positive.

Pakistan seeks $10 billion fund from US after mediating Iran talks

Pakistan has requested a ten billion dollar exchange stabilization facility from the United States. This loan aims to boost foreign reserves and ease pressure on the Pakistani rupee. The request follows Pakistan's diplomatic efforts in brokering talks over the Iran war. Such a facility would reduce reliance on multilateral financing…

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Global developed market debt to hit record $75.8 trillion by end of 2026: Fitch

Government debt in developed nations will reach $75.8 trillion by 2026. This debt burden represents 104% of gross domestic product for these countries. Major global shocks and rising spending pressures contribute to this significant increase. Higher borrowing costs and defense budgets also add to the growing debt. Artificial intelligence may…

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Pakistan seeks $10 billion US stabilization facility to shore up reserves

Pakistan seeks $10 billion US stabilization facility to shore up reserves

Pakistan has requested a ten billion dollar exchange stabilization facility from the United States. This loan aims to bolster foreign exchange reserves and ease pressure on the Pakistani rupee. The request follows Pakistan's diplomatic efforts in brokering talks over the Iran war. This facility would reduce reliance on multilateral financing…

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Fitch highlights asset risks for Thai banking segment

Fitch highlights asset risks for Thai banking segment

Fitch Ratings expects Thai banks' asset quality to deteriorate further this year, while the negative outlook for the country's sovereign rating could weigh on the credit profiles of some banks.

Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 western agencies driven by data or bias?

Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 western agencies driven by data or bias?

The three major credit rating agencies – Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch – have often differed among themselves when rating African institutions and countries. Their opinions don’t have to be aligned, but a huge gap in the ratings suggests inaccuracies in the analyses.

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AI driving credit risk, may threaten jobs and tax revenues in developed economies: Fitch

AI driving credit risk, may threaten jobs and tax revenues in developed economies: Fitch

Fitch Ratings highlights AI and massive digital infrastructure spending as significant global credit risks. While AI promises efficiency, it threatens jobs and tax revenues, particularly in developed nations. Investors are also concerned about private credit's growing complexity, transparency issues, and potential contagion from equity markets, despite its unlikely systemic risk.

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Thai corporate sector debt remains elevated

Thai corporate sector debt remains elevated

Debt levels in Thailand's corporate sector remain relatively high due to large-scale investments and a business operating environment that remains weak, according to Fitch Ratings' Thailand Corporate Credit Outlook conference.

Bain Capital CLO tranche defaults in post-2008 first for Europe

Bain Capital CLO tranche defaults in post-2008 first for Europe

A European collateralised loan obligation managed by Bain Capital has defaulted on its most junior tranche, marking the first such failure since a regulatory overhaul over a decade ago. The note returned significantly less than its par value, though other investors were paid in full. This event highlights growing pressure…

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One of the most powerful El Niños on record cost the world economy $5.7 trillion. The 2026 cycle might be even stronger

One of the most powerful El Niños on record cost the world economy $5.7 trillion. The 2026 cycle might be even stronger

El Niño is here. Prepare for higher food prices, throttled trade, and a “systemic shock” to the world economy.

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Australia's fiscal metrics 'broadly weaker' than peers

A top rating agency has reiterated its confidence in Australia's ability to pay its bills, while hinting at potential longer-term issues with its NDIS spending.

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Fitch cuts FY27 growth projection to 6.4%; US-Iran war to slow down economy

Fitch Ratings has reduced India's GDP growth projection to 6.4 percent for the current fiscal year. The US-Iran war is expected to slow economic activity in the September and December quarters. Rising prices will dampen consumer spending. For FY28, growth is expected to pick up to 6.7 percent. Fitch also…

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Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis

The City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city’s water woes continued.

Property prices are down in Dubai. Is it a war-induced blip, or something more serious?

Dubai’s real estate market has often defied expectations.

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Rating agency Fitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments: why it matters

A recent development in the credit rating space could signal important progress in one of the more intractable challenges in global development finance. The challenge is how countries can manage periods of acute debt stress without being pushed prematurely towards default.

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

A $200 billion state budget debt bomb remains live and ticking as a long-time Labor government favours cost-of-living measures for struggling families.

America's debt just hit a milestone not seen since WWII — and credit agencies are sounding the alarm

America's debt just surpassed the size of its entire economy. That could mean higher mortgage rates, costlier loans, and government spending ever more squeezed.

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The IMF enjoys preferred creditor status: why it shouldn’t be the judge when it comes to other lenders

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions about which other multilateral financial institutions should qualify for preferred creditor status. This is because the IMF is a direct beneficiary of the creditor hierarchy policy.

Indonesia faces a 'perfect storm' of downgrade fears, trade tensions and now the Iran war—and 2026 has only just started

Indonesia's difficult start to the year includes signing a trade deal the day before the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Trump's tariffs.

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Africa, rating agencies and the cost of debt

How much we pay for the debt that we incur determines a great deal in our lives. This is true of countries too. In the world of sovereign debt – money raised or borrowed by governments – the cost of debt is dependent on, among other factors, how rating agencies…

Uzbekistan economy grows in 2025, driven by investment and exports

Uzbekistan’s GDP exceeded €133bn in 2025, supported by higher investment, rising exports, and growing domestic demand, while employment and household incomes continued to improve.

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