By bnm Gulf bureau The military conflict between Iran and Israel has heightened geopolitical and security risks across the ...

Ghana’s sovereign credit rating has received a major boost, with Fitch Ratings upgrading the country’s Long-Term ...

Tackling public debt, driven by rising public spending and an ageing population, was touted as a priority by government ...

Fitch projects Belgium's general government deficit will worsen to 5.5% this year from 4.5% in 2024, and remain close to 5% of GDP over the medium term. That's well above historical median deficits of ...

Through time, governments have often been dependent on debt to finance themselves, some in the local currency and much in a ...

When will we take our national debt seriously? Moody’s downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating on May 16 over concerns about the nation’s $36 trillion debt. Moody’s was the last of the ...

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland are the only ...

The success of these liability management operations was blunted by higher cost, the result of Kenya’s deteriorating sovereign credit rating. After the 2024 Finance Bill collapsed, Kenya was ...

Amid the US tariff-focussed headlines, one could be forgiven for missing the other key event in May – the downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating. This latest downgrade means that all three ...

MANILA, Philippines – Amid the US tariff-focused headlines, one could be forgiven for missing the other key event in May—the downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating. This latest downgrade ...

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2025 (ENA) -- African policymakers are stepping up calls for greater transparency and fairness in how global credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk, warning that opaque ...

Sovereign credit warnings, including last week’s, chip away at investor confidence. Losing AAA status from all three major rating agencies is a symbolic blow to American prestige. The US and ...