South Africa and Poland downgrade threats remain, says S&P

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - There is still a threat hanging over South Africa's credit rating, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday, while the actions of Poland's incoming central bank chief could be crucial to whether it avoids another downgrade. Speaking to Reuters, S&P's EMEA sovereign chief Moritz Kraemer added that the pressure was not necessarily off Russia's rating and that unpredictable policymaking remained a hurdle to S&P following Fitch in lifting Hungary to investment