{"id":222328,"date":"2026-01-30T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/ghana\/ghana-fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-to-bb-stable-amid-concerns-over-ghanas-debt-withdraws-ratings\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:15:08","slug":"ghana-fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-to-bb-stable-amid-concerns-over-ghanas-debt-withdraws-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/ghana\/ghana-fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-to-bb-stable-amid-concerns-over-ghanas-debt-withdraws-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana: Fitch Downgrades Afreximbank to &#8216;BB+&#8217;\/Stable Amid Concerns Over Ghana&#8217;s Debt, Withdraws Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">Fitch Ratings has downgraded African Export-Import Bank&#8217;s (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to &#8216;BB+&#8217; from &#8216;BBB-&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">Fitch also downgraded Afreximbank&#8217;s Short-Term IDR to &#8216;B&#8217;, from &#8216;F3&#8217;, and the long-term ratings on the bank&#8217;s global medium-term note programme and debt issuance to &#8216;BB+&#8217;, from &#8216;BBB-&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"9\">The global rating institution subsequently withdrew the bank&#8217;s ratings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> for the latest headlines<br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"42\">In a statement posted on its website, Fitch&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202601300073.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 West Africa <a title=\"Ghana\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/west-africa\/ghana\/\">Ghana<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitch Ratings has downgraded African Export-Import Bank&#8217;s (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to &#8216;BB+&#8217; from &#8216;BBB-&#8216;. Fitch also downgraded Afreximbank&#8217;s Short-Term IDR to &#8216;B&#8217;, from &#8216;F3&#8217;, and the long-term ratings on the bank&#8217;s global medium-term note programme and debt issuance to &#8216;BB+&#8217;, from &#8216;BBB-&#8216;. The global rating institution subsequently withdrew the bank&#8217;s ratings. 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