Global Credit Rating Co. Gives City Finances the Bill Of Health
17 October 2018
Today, Global Credit Ratings Co. has accorded the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality a long term national scale Issuer rating of AA(ZA), and a short term rating of A1+(ZA). The outlook is accorded as Stable.
The rating is defined as being of a “Very high credit quality. Protection factors are very strong. Adverse changes in business, economic or financial conditions would increase investment risk although not significantly.’’
Despite the challenges faced by the City, this rating demonstrates the confidence which investors can place in the financial position of Johannesburg and its potential for growth.
City has consistently demonstrated its financial resilience as evidenced by the generation of recurring surpluses, maintenance of healthy cash balances and the continued roll out of the capital expenditure program. All of this has been achieved within the context of a deteriorating global economic environment.