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S. Africa: Anticlimactic downgrade tells us little new

Given the scale of ongoing global market turbulence, Moody’s decision to strip South Africa of its last investment grade rating will have less immediate effect than some had feared. That said, the country’s already grim debt outlook has deteriorated significantly given the sharp fall in GDP likely this year.

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