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Fitch Revises Outlook on SA Banks to Stable from Negative

SOUTH AFRICA
  • FITCH REVISES OUTLOOK ON SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS TO STABLE
  • Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlooks on the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of five South African banks - Absa Bank Limited (ABL), FirstRand Bank Limited (FRB), Investec Bank Limited (IBL), Nedbank Limited (NBL) and The Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA) - to Stable (from Negative) and affirmed the IDRs at 'BB-'.
  • Fitch has also revised the Outlooks on the Long-Term IDRs of four South African bank holding companies (BHCs) - Absa Group Limited (ABG), Investec Limited (INL), Nedbank Group (NBG) and Standard Bank Group (SBG) - to Stable (from Negative) and affirmed the IDRs at 'BB-'.
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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