{"id":484830,"date":"2025-09-13T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/2025\/09\/13\/alert-sp-downgrades-botswanas-rating-to-bbb-with-negative-outlook\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:03:08","slug":"alert-sp-downgrades-botswanas-rating-to-bbb-with-negative-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/2025\/09\/13\/alert-sp-downgrades-botswanas-rating-to-bbb-with-negative-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: S&#038;P downgrades Botswana&#8217;s rating to &#8216;BBB&#8217; with negative outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S&#038;P Global Ratings downgraded Botswana&#8217;s long-term sovereign rating from &#8216;BBB+&#8217; to &#8216;BBB&#8217; on September 12, 2025, with a negative outlook. The short-term rating &#8216;A-2&#8217; is affirmed. The Bank of Botswana (BoB) is downgraded by the same magnitude, as analysts consider the central bank inseparable from the state. 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The short-term rating &#8216;A-2&#8217; is affirmed. The Bank of Botswana (BoB) is downgraded by the same magnitude, as analysts consider the central bank inseparable from the state. 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