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Experts discuss key findings from recent research on Capital Strategies for Africa’s Green Minerals.
ZoomAfrica is central to the global energy transition, with its rich reserves of green minerals offering significant opportunities for economic transformation, industrial development, and sustainable investment. Yet unlocking this potential will require new approaches to financing, stronger policy alignment, and investment frameworks that support responsible and inclusive growth. Following the publication of the co-authored report…
What exactly should African Borrower Coordination aim to achieve?
AfCoDD Room 2 - Kilimanjaro 2, Raddison Blu Upper Hill Raddison Blu Upper Hill, NairobiAfrica’s debt landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades. African sovereign borrowers find themselves navigating negotiations in isolation. This division dilutes collective bargaining power and perpetuates a system where African nations remain ‘ruletakers’ rather than active ‘rule-makers’ in the global financial architecture. Borrowers need to start discussing these differences and determine…
Credit Ratings and Development Finance: How Sovereign Credit Ratings Shape Corporate and SOE Financing
Zoomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHn9y8LfIzg Credit ratings play a critical role in shaping access to affordable capital across African economies. While they directly influence government borrowing costs, sovereign credit ratings also affect financing conditions for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), commercial banks, infrastructure projects, and private companies. As a result, they have significant implications for investment, economic transformation, and sustainable development.…