ELECTRICITY
Power utility Eskom's request for government to take up R100-billion of its debt could cause the country's overall debt ratio to jump two%age points from the current 55.8%, ratings agency Moody's said on Friday. Moody's, the last of the top three ratings firms to still rate Pretoria's debt at investment grade, said in a research note dated Dec. 12 that granting Eskom's request would have a neutral credit impact and was unlikely to accelerate the firm's long-promised turn-around strategy.
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