Posts by AfriCatalyst
The Alliance for African Multilateral Financial Institutions Call for Increased Resource Mobilization for Sustainable Development
Washington DC– With the successful implementation of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 depending on Africa’s ability to mobilize adequate and timely…
Read MoreGlobal Experts Call for Increased IDA Support Amid multiple global shocks at High-Level Event Hosted by Center for Global Development and AfriCatalyst
In a week marked by strong appeals for increased support to the International Development Association (IDA), experts have praised IDA’s efforts in supporting Africa’s key priorities while emphasizing the need…
Read MoreGlobal Leaders Call for Bretton Woods Reform to Meet 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
New York City 24th September- As the world inches closer to 2030, a deadline for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a growing sense of urgency is prompting…
Read MoreEast African Government Officials Push for Improved Credit Rating Processes and regional Cooperation at UNDP and AfriCatalyst Workshop
Government officials and stakeholders from the East African region have advocated for increased collaboration and training for a better understanding of the credit rating processes during a high-level policy dialogue,…
Read MoreHow can African countries navigate credit ratings processes-In conversation with Raymond Gilpin
With Africa requiring an additional $1.3 trillion per year to make meaningful progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, the need for innovative financing strategies and improved access to international capital…
Read MoreLessons for African Nations from Kenya’s Recent CRA Downgrades: Insights by our CEO Daouda Sembene
Recent developments of the Big 3 credit rating agencies; Moody’s Fitch and S&P downgrading Kenya’s ratings in the past two months with,the most recent downgrade by S&P Global ratings from…
Read MoreEast African regional workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
With Africa requiring an additional $1.3 trillion per year to make meaningful progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, the need for innovative financing strategies and improved access to international capital…
Read MoreUNDP Africa and AfriCatalyst host regional workshop on enhancing credit ratings for development in Africa
Addis Ababa, 3 August 2024 — With Africa requiring an additional $1.3 trillion per year to make meaningful progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, the need for innovative financing strategies…
Read MoreReforming the Global Financial Architecture for Inclusive Development
Reforming the global financial architecture is not just important for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and narrowing the economic disparities between the Global North and South; it is also…
Read MoreEast African regional workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
With Africa requiring an additional $1.3 trillion per year to make meaningful progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, the need for innovative financing strategies and improved access to international capital…
Read MoreWhy Strengthening sovereign credit ratings is a collective responsibility
Expensive debt threatens to undermine Africa’s development prospects, forcing manygovernments to decide between servicing debt and investing in their people. Globalcredit ratings agencies influence the cost of borrowing by determining…
Read MoreIMF Executive Board Considers External Evaluation of the Independent Evaluation Office
On July 15, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the fourth External Evaluation of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). The purpose of the evaluation was to…
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