The downgrade to SANRAL’s international scale rating reflects GCR’s view of a weaker domestic fiscal position, with deeply negative economic growth expected in the short term due to COVID-19, and more modest projections over the medium/long term, as well as continued pressure on the local currency
As SANRAL was set up to operate largely independently from government, the company is analysed under the Criteria for Rating Corporate Entities, albeit that the nature of its operations are such that it relies on substantial, ongoing financial support from the Government of South Africa (“GoSA”).
GCR believes that South African REITs’ performance fundamentals will remain under pressure in 2021. However, if less restrictive COVID-19 loc...
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