Fitch Ratings Sub-Saharan Monthly Newsletter - January 2012
Welcome to the Sub-Saharan Monthly Newsletter prepared by our Johannesburg
office.
This newsletter provides you with a summary of some of the topical rating
activities that have taken place in the region in the last month. Please
note that this newsletter is not intended to cover every rating action,
and you should continue to use our website http://www.fitchratings.com
to ensure that you remain fully updated.
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course.
Rating Action Commentaries
02 December 2011 Fitch
Affirms Nigeria's Kaduna State at 'B+'A+(nga)'
02 December 2011 Fitch
Revises Nigeria's Rivers State's Outlook to Positive from Stable
02 December 2011 Fitch
Affirms Investec Limited and Investec Bank at 'BBB'; Revises Outlook
to Negative
05 December 2011
Fitch Affirms Chartis Life South Africa's and Chartis South Africa's
IFS at 'AAA(zaf)'
05 December 2011 Fitch
Affirms FirstRand Bank at 'BBB+': Outlook Stable
12 December 2011 Fitch
Revises Outlooks on 3 Namibian Corporates to Stable on Sovereign Action
08 December 2011 Fitch
Affirms Aveng at 'A(zaf)'; Outlook Stable
13 December 2011 Fitch
Upgrades Bidvest to 'AA-(zaf)'; Stable Outlook
13 December 2011 Fitch
Withdraws Super Group's Rating
15 December 2011 Fitch
Affirms RMB Structured Insurance & RMB Financial Services
28 December 2011 Fitch:
Africa's Growing Trade and Financial Links with China