African Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency to counter what it says is bias inflating borrowing costs
The Af CRA aims to provide an alternative to the Big Three firms that dominate the market and which African leaders accuse of overstating the region’s risk
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What happenedThe Af CRA aims to provide an alternative to the Big Three firms that dominate the market and which African leaders accuse of overstating the region’s risk.
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Left / center-leftAfrican Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency to counter what it says is bias inflating borrowing costs
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African Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency to counter what it says is bias inflating borrowing costs
The Af CRA aims to provide an alternative to the Big Three firms that dominate the market and which African leaders accuse of overstating the region’s risk
