穆迪评级将博茨瓦纳的长期本币和外币发行人评级从A3下调至Baa1,维持负面展望。降级反映了钻石行业在适应结构性衰退方面的挑战,钻石行业约占国内生产总值的30%和商品出口的90%,导致经济收缩、外部缓冲减弱和债务增加。自2025年4月以来,全球钻石市场持续低迷,该行业作为增长和外汇收入的引擎仍然难以取代。穆迪预计,政府将逐步实施协调一致的政策,债务将达到GDP的40%左右,尽管外部和国内风险依然存在。随着政府金融资产接近枯竭,博茨瓦纳越来越容易受到更高利率和进一步债务压力的影响。
Moody’s Ratings downgraded Botswana’s long-term domestic- and foreign-currency issuer ratings to Baa1 from A3, maintaining a negative outlook. The downgrade reflects challenges in adjusting to a structural downturn in the diamond industry, which accounts for about 30% of GDP and 90% of goods exports, leading to economic contraction, weaker external buffers, and rising debt. Since April 2025, the global diamond slump has persisted, and the sector remains difficult to replace as an engine of growth and foreign exchange earnings. Moody’s expects the government to gradually implement coordinated policies, with debt peaking around 40% of GDP, though external and domestic risks remain. With government financial assets nearly depleted, Botswana is increasingly vulnerable to higher interest rates and further debt pressures.