African Credit Rating Agency

Nine people in formal dress, most of them applauding, stand on a stage beneath a blue backdrop reading “AfCRA, Africa Credit Rating Agency”.

AU-backed rating agency seeks $15mn for two-thirds of itself

AfCRA's only shareholder is run by its interim chief executive, and its prospectus implies a $22.5mn value for the agency

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African Credit Rating Agency

Africa’s new rating agency is aimed at $3.5tn of capital without ratings

Most African savings sit in short-term treasury bills, and a researcher argues the new Africa Credit Rating Agency could widen credit information for long-term finance

Various currency notes of African countries are seen in this photo

African Credit Rating Agency

Mauritius to host Africa’s own credit rating agency

Ratings influence who lends to African governments and at what price, and the Africa Credit Rating Agency is the continent's bid to build its own assessments

AU-backed rating agency seeks $15mn for two-thirds of itself

Africa’s new rating agency is aimed at $3.5tn of capital without ratings

Mauritius to host Africa’s own credit rating agency

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