CAPE TOWN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - South Africa expects it could take 18 to 24 months for S&P Global and Fitch to return the country's credit rating to investment grade, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba told Reuters on Wednesday in an interview.
Gigaba said Treasury had "very positive" discussions with ratings agencies on the 2018 budget he earlier presented to parliament, in which the government raised value-added tax for the first time in 25 years. (Reporting by Alexander Winning and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Editing by James Macharia)
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