OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings is maintaining Airports Company South Africa's (ACSA) National Long-term rating and domestic medium-term note programme rating of 'AA(zaf)' on Rating Watch Negative (RWN).

The RWN reflects continued uncertainty on price regulation. In May 2015, the regulatory committee (RC) in charge of external oversight and recommendations regarding ACSA's pricing regime recommended a significant price reduction of around 42% for the year ending March 2016. The RC has not yet publicly issued a final decision. Fitch expects any changes to the pricing regime to be implemented only in the next financial year (ending 31 March 2017).