Credit Downgrade Lurks as South Africa's Default Risk Increases
- Nation's CDS spreads in line with lower-rated economies
- Fitch, with negative outlook, reviews rating in December
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South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene side-stepped an immediate credit downgrade with his budget proposals. Still, investors are betting cuts that would bring the nation’s rating to the brink of junk are just a matter of time.