Moody's: Liquidity stress, low growth and political risk drive negative outlook for Sub-Saharan African sovereigns
New York, January 09, 2017-- The creditworthiness of sovereigns in Sub-Saharan Africa has an overall negative outlook for 2017, reflecting the liquidity stress facing commodity-dependent countries, subdued economic growth, and persistent political risk, Moody's Investors Service said in a report today. The report, "Sovereigns-- Sub-Saharan Africa: Negative Outlook Amid Liquidity Stress, Low Growth, Political Risk", is available on www.moodys.com. Moody's subscribers can...
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