BMI Sovereign Ratings
As we move towards the close of 2009, we have rolled over our Sovereign Risk Ratings, so that they now reflect our forecasts and outlook for 2010. This has broadly resulted in upward...
2009-12-03The latest quarterly update of our Sovereign Risk Ratings (SRR) has seen an across-the-board improvement in creditworthiness for all of the 19 Sub-Saharan African countries we rate....
2009-11-05BMI View: While sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)'s Sovereign Risk Ratings have seen modest increases over the past quarter, further improvement in sovereign credit profiles will be slow and...
2009-09-03Markets are bouncing and many are seeing the light at the end of the recessionary tunnel at the moment. We do not disagree with the positive assessment over the short to medium term...
2009-05-08It is testament to the resilience of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the current global macroeconomic turmoil that we do not begin this assessment, as our colleagues...
2008-08-01While we believe that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)'s growth outlook as a whole will remain generally positive over the course of 2008, global economic conditions have deteriorated noticeably...
2008-04-18BMI View: We are impressed by the Middle East region's resilience in the face of adverse global economic conditions, with still strong growth, balance of payments and debt positions...
2008-01-11The year 2007 proved to be a milestone for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)'s external debt outlook, as following decades of debt crises and HIPC initiatives, some sovereigns tabbed international...
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