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African Union launches Africa Credit Rating Agency in Mauritius

Africa Credit Rating Agency AfCRA African Union credit ratings sovereign debt

The African Union has officially launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Port Louis, Mauritius. The agency is designed to provide independent, context-sensitive credit assessments for African sovereigns, sub-sovereigns, financial institutions, and private companies.

AfCRA aims to offer an alternative perspective to the three major global credit rating agencies—Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch—which African leaders have criticized for failing to accurately reflect the continent's economic realities. The United Nations estimates that inaccurate or context-poor credit ratings cost African economies approximately $74.5 billion annually through excessive borrowing costs and lost financing opportunities.

The agency will operate as a self-funded, independent institution with private sector participation, and its ownership rules prohibit governments from holding shares. Currently, only 32 of Africa’s 55 countries have ratings from the three major global agencies. AfCRA intends to expand coverage and use regional data and African expertise to provide more reliable analyses, helping to strengthen the continent's financial architecture and improve access to capital markets.

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Afreximbank · Africa Credit Rating Agency · African Union · Mahmoud Ali Youssef · Mahmoud Ali Youssouf · Mauritius · United Nations

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Il est temps que l’Afrique soit notée équitablement : pourquoi le lancement de l’AfCRA compte pour l’Afrique et pour le monde [guinafnews.org]
Umoja wa Afrika wazindua Wakala wa Ukadiriaji wa Mikopo Afrika [zanzibarleo.com]
Africa launches first continental credit rating agency [angolalive.com]
Economie : l’Union africaine lance l’agence panafricaine de notation de crédit à Maurice [actuburkina.net]
l’Union africaine lance sa propre agence de notation financière [kessiya.com]
AFRICAN UNION LAUNCHES CONTINENT’S FIRST CREDIT RATING AGENCY [www.radiopacis.org]
الاتحاد الإفريقي يعلن إطلاق أول وكالة تصنيف ائتماني في القارة السمراء - جريدة البورصة [www.alborsaanews.com]
الاتحاد الأفريقي يطلق أول وكالة تصنيف ائتماني في القارة [nabatieh.org]
محافظ البنك المركزي المصري يشارك في الإطلاق الرسمي لوكالة التصنيف الائتماني الإفريقية في موريشيوس [www.bnokonline.com]
Afreximbank Calls on AfCRA to Set Rating Standards| Radarr Africa [radarr.africa]
África lança agência própria de classificação de risco e busca reduzir dependência externa [noticiabrasil.net.br]
União Africana lança agência de rating para reduzir custos de empréstimos [www.brasilemfolhas.com.br]
AfCRA : vers une notation plus juste pour l’Afrique et ses répercussions mondiales [dakar92.com]
New African Rating Agency Boosts Continent’s Financial Architecture - Business Today Kenya [businesstoday.co.ke]
Renforcement de l’architecture financière africaine : Afreximbank salue le lancement de l’Africa Credit Rating Agency [togopresse.tg]
UN says inaccurate African credit ratings cost $74. 5bn yearly [bizwatchnigeria.ng]
Nigeria, Africa Lose $74. 5bn Yearly To Unfair Credit Ratings – UN [dmarketforces.com]
African Union launches continent's first credit rating agency - New Mail Nigeria [newmail-ng.com]
Bilateral Meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission - Maurice Info - Partager et informer en toute intégralité [maurice-info.mu]
Africa launches credit rating agency to address financing challenges | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa [uneca.org]
AfCRA s’installe à Maurice [defimedia.info]
الاتحاد الإفريقي يعلن إطلاق أول وكالة تصنيف ائتماني في القارة السمراء [www.elbalad.news]
Lanzan Agencia Africana de Calificación Crediticia en Mauricio - Noticias Prensa Latina [www.prensa-latina.cu]
African Union launches continent's first credit rating agency | International [www.devdiscourse.com]
AU: Meet South African researcher Sifiso Falala named AfCRA interim CEO [nairametrics.com]
Tinubu pushed for African credit rating agency, aide says [punchng.com]
L'Union africaine lance une agence de notation pour renforcer la souveraineté financière du continent [www.rfi.fr]
أفريقيا تطلق وكالة تصنيف ائتماني لمواجهة كلفة ديونها المرتفعة [www.alaraby.co.uk]
African Union launches continent's first credit rating agency [www.myjoyonline.com]