South Africa's Finance Ministry said on Saturday credit ratings downgrades by Moody's and Fitch would increase the country's borrowing costs and constrain its fiscal options. "The decision by Fitch and Moody's ... is a painful one," Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said in a statement. There is an urgent need for government to implement structural economic reforms to avoid further harm to the country's sovereign rating, he said.
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