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News

What does Moody’s acquisition of GCR mean for Africa?

Published on August 7, 2024

UNDP and AfriCatalyst host capacity building workshop in Tanzania to support ongoing efforts to secure fairer credit ratings

Published on July 10, 2024

COMMENTARY | Making Africa’s credit ratings more objective

Published on May 29, 2024

Developing credit rating solutions for Africa’s financial needs-In conversation with Raymond Gilpin

Published on May 22, 2024

African Nations Confront Investment Financing Challenges Amid Low Trade Earnings and Credit Ratings

Published on September 11, 2023

African Union plans to launch its own credit ratings agency

Published in September, 2023

UNDP to support African countries with data on credit ratings methodologies

Published on July 24, 2023

Ghana, others losing $75bn annually to ‘bias’ by Credit rating agencies – UNDP Africa chief

Published in June, 2023

UN says dubious credit ratings from Big 3 cost Africa $75bn a year

Published on April 20, 2023

More Objective Credit Ratings Could Save Billions for African Countries’ Development

Published on April 17, 2023

The impact of credit ratings on the costs of development finance in Africa

Published on April 14, 2023

High Level Statements

Statement by H.E Amb. Albert M. Muchanga on the Operationalization of Africa Credit Rating Agency (ACRA)

Published on March 27, 2024

“Painful” downgrades will raise South Africa’s borrowing costs – minister. South Africa’s finance ministry said on Saturday credit ratings downgrades by Moody’s and Fitch would increase the country’s borrowing costs and constrain its fiscal options

November 25, 2023

African governments say credit-rating agencies are biased against them. They claim that pessimism about debt sustainability is unwarranted

Published on May 25, 2023

Ramaphosa Speech Flags South Africa Credit Challenges, Fitch Says. Ramaphosa’s address offered little detail on key policies. Impact of growth-boosting measures will be limited at first

Published on February 14, 2020

Videos

Highlights | Navigating the Credit Ratings Process in Tanzania

Published on July 23, 2024

Developing Credit Rating Solutions for Africa’s Financial Needs

Published on May 28, 2024

VIDEO MESSAGE | Developing Credit Rating Solutions for Africa’s Financial Needs

Published on June 20, 2024

The impact of credit ratings on the costs of development finance in Africa

Published on April 14, 2023