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According to the United Nations financing for development report 2022, Developing countries accounted for nearly all the sovereign downgrades, negative outlooks and reviews for downgrades, with Middle Income Countries representing 60%, double the 30% in 2015. 
What does a downgrade in credit rating mean and how does it affect the business community?

According to the United Nations financing for development report 2022, Developing countries accounted for nearly all the sovereign downgrades, negative outlooks and reviews for downgrades, with Middle Income Countries representing 60%, double the 30% in 2015. 
What does a downgrade in credit rating mean and how does it affect the business community?
 

Understanding sovereign credit rating implications

Ghana’s economy stood on its toes as the world’s 2nd cocoa grower, 2nd African gold exporter, commercial oil country, and an investor destination, but it now seems to be on its knees hoping for a $ 3 billion IMF bailout.
What went wrong?

Ghana’s economy stood on its toes as the world’s 2nd cocoa grower, 2nd African gold exporter, commercial oil country, and an investor destination, but it now seems to be on its knees hoping for a $ 3 billion IMF bailout.
What went wrong?
 