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Fitch lifts Ivory Coast rating to BB, assigns a stable outlook

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  • Rare direct Fitch upgrade boosts investor confidence
  • Strong growth and fiscal discipline underpin outlook

 

ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIREFitch Ratings has upgraded Ivory Coast’s sovereign credit rating, signalling rising confidence in the West African economy among global investors.

The ratings agency raised Côte d’Ivoire’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to “BB” from “BB-”, assigning a stable outlook, in a move that places the country among the highest-rated sovereigns in sub-Saharan Africa.

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