18 Feb 2016/Fitch Ratings (This statement was made by the rating agency on February 18, 2016) Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlooks on the Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd (FBN), United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB) […]
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Fitch: Nigeria’s Oil Response Has Downside Fiscal, Growth Risks
February 4, 2016/Fitch Ratings statement Fitch Ratings-London-04 February 2016: The Nigerian authorities’ recent economic policy announcements show the response to the oil price shock is coalescing around state-led development to boost economic growth and import substitution to blunt the effects of declining oil receipts, Fitch Ratings says. It is yet […]
Weak regulation hinders Africa’s banks, says Fitch
The global rating agency Fitch has rated banking regulation in Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Kenya among the strongest in Africa. Outside these countries, most banks report according to local accounting standards, and transparency is limited, reports BusinessDay South Africa. The ratings of many African banks incorporate operating risks from […]
