{"id":488061,"date":"2026-01-30T14:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-after-termination-of-rating-mandate\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:48:26","slug":"fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-after-termination-of-rating-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/fitch-downgrades-afreximbank-after-termination-of-rating-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitch downgrades Afreximbank after termination of rating mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fitch Ratings downgraded Afreximbank&#8217;s long-term credit rating to BB+ on January 28, 2026, moving it into the non-investment grade category, before withdrawing all its ratings on the pan-African bank. This decision comes shortly after Afreximbank announced on January 23 that it was ending its collaboration with the American rating agency. 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