Ghana’s improving sovereign credit profile is strengthening the country’s banking sector, with banks benefiting from stabilising macroeconomic conditions and their significant exposure to government securities, Fitch Ratings has said. The …
Ratings
-
Banking & FinanceEconomyRatingsTop Story
-
Banking & FinanceInvestmentsRatingsTop Story
EBID secures Moody’s rating upgrade, bolstering path to investment grade
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has received a significant credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Ratings, a development expected to strengthen investor confidence in the regional development finance …
-
Banking & FinanceEconomyRatingsTop Story
IMF upgrades Ghana’s debt distress risk rating to moderate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded Ghana’s risk of debt distress from high to moderate, citing sustained improvements in the country’s debt trajectory, macroeconomic stability and exchange rate conditions. …
-
Fitch Ratings is predicting in its latest report a growth rate of 5.0 percent for Ghana in 2026. This is lower than the 5.9 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth …
-
AfricaBanking & FinanceRatingsTop Story
S&P affirms Afreximbank at BBB+ as assets surge sixfold over decade
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has secured a BBB+ long-term issuer credit rating and A-2 short-term issuer credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, with the ratings agency pointing to the Bank’s …
-
EconomyEnergyNewsOil & GasRatingsTop Story
Fitch projects likely extension of fuel relief measures amid rising crude prices
Fitch Ratings says the Ghanaian government may extend its temporary fuel relief measures beyond May 16, 2026, if the cost remains manageable and can be offset through savings in other …
-
Banking & FinanceEconomyInvestmentsRatingsTop Story
BoG likely to pause rate cuts as inflation shows signs of rebound
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is expected to suspend further cuts to its policy rate as concerns grow over a possible return of inflationary pressures after months of steady decline. …
-
Banking & FinanceEconomyNewsRatingsTop Story
Fitch upgrades Ghana to ‘B’ with positive outlook as debt, inflation decline
Ghana’s economic recovery has gained fresh international recognition after Fitch Ratings upgraded the country’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B’ from ‘B-’, citing sharp improvements in debt levels, …
-
EconomyInvestmentsMoneyPensionsRatingsStocksTop Story
Mandatory credit ratings expected to boost investor confidence—but raise costs for issuers
 Plans by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make credit ratings compulsory for public debt issuances are being welcomed by investors, even as issuers express concerns about costs and …
-
InsuranceInvestmentsRatingsStocksTop Story
SEC moves to enforce mandatory credit ratings for public debt issuances
Ghana’s capital market is set for a major shift as the Securities and Exchange Commission moves to enforce mandatory credit ratings for public debt securities, marking a transition from guidelines …
