Fiji's long-term sovereign credit rating has been raised from B to B+ by international ratings agency Standards and Poors.
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The agency says Fiji's 2013-2015 average real GDP growth to 3.6 percent from 2.6 percent, its smooth transition to an elected government, a more-conducive economic environment, and donor and multilateral lender re-engagement following elections in September 2014 helped lift Fiji's rating.
At the same time Standards and Poors has affirmed Fiji's short-term rating at 'B'.
The credit rating agency says it expects stronger revenue growth in Fiji to keep fiscal deficits low, at close to 2 percent of GDP in 2015-2017.
It says the stable outlook reflects its expectations that a steady political and policy environment in Fiji will sustain economic reforms to support growth and help limit the Fiji government's fiscal deficits and net debt over the next two years.
