Moody's ratings review of South Africa to come after next week's budget - Treasury

CAPE TOWN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - South Africa expects Moody'sto release its ratings review after next week's medium termbudget policy statement (MTBPS), Dondo Mogajane, the directorgeneral of the National Treasury said on Tuesday.

Mogajane said he met Moody's representatives at aninternational financial conference in Bali last week and toldReuters that the ratings agency "will obviously get back to usafter the MTBPS."

Moody's, the last of the top three agencies to still ratethe country investment grade, did not publish the review onFriday as was widely expected.

(Reporting by Wendell RoelfWriting by Mfuneko ToyanaEditing by James Macharia)

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