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  "id": "news-oct22-more-ae-rak-fitch-a-plus-rating-growth-forecast-20261004",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ae-rak-fitch-a-plus-rating-growth-forecast-20261004",
  "slug": "ae-rak-fitch-a-plus-rating-growth-forecast-20261004",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-04",
  "sourceName": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2knrbw-fitch-affirms-ras-khaimah%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98a-%E2%80%99-rating-raises",
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  "tags": [
    "United Arab Emirates",
    "Investment",
    "Economy",
    "Infrastructure"
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  "content": {
    "title": "Fitch affirms Ras Al Khaimah at A+ and lifts 2026 growth forecast",
    "summary": "Fitch raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.5% from a previous forecast of 1.8% contraction; the figure is a forecast, not actual GDP.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Fitch affirmed Ras Al Khaimah’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings at A+, citing low public-sector debt, fiscal buffers and GDP per capita. It raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%, from a previous forecast of 1.8% contraction. Fitch projected 5% growth in 2027 and consolidated public-sector debt of about 11% of GDP over 2026–2028. WAM also reported a modest delay and marginal cost increase for an unnamed potentially transformational investment project. The growth and debt figures are forecasts; the project was not identified."
        ],
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          {
            "name": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
            "url": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2knrbw-fitch-affirms-ras-khaimah%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98a-%E2%80%99-rating-raises"
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