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G20 Conference in West Africa: Empowering Africa’s Voice Within the G20
Noom Hotel, Dakar Senegal Dakar2025 has been an important year for development, especially for Africa. South Africa’s G20 presidency, culminating soon, has presented an opportunity to shape global discussions and advance a Global South development agenda, building on the efforts of the previous three G20 presidencies from the Global South. It has strategically placed African development priorities squarely on…
Kenya National Workshop on Credit Rating: Building Institutional Capacity and Establishing an Inter-Agency Credit Rating Coordination Committee
Mombasa, Kenya MombasaKenya’s graduation to middle-income status, officially recognized in 2014 when the country rebased its GDP, reflects its significant economic progress, with nominal GDP estimated at USD 110 billion in 2024 and a per capita income exceeding USD 2,100. Yet, this growth belies persistent vulnerabilities: Kenya’s investment needs to achieve Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Plan…
Reconfiguring Global Credit Rating Practices: African Perspectives on Reforming the Financial Architecture
AU Permanent Observer to the United Nations, New York NYhttps://youtu.be/GEneaKetia4 The global financial architecture is undergoing intense scrutiny amidst calls for reform to ensure fair, inclusive, and development-oriented financing for emerging and developing economies. One of the most critical, yet underexplored, dimensions of this reform agenda is the role of international credit rating agencies (CRAs) in shaping sovereign access to capital, determining borrowing costs,…