African sovereigns launch AfCRA to challenge S&P, Moody's, Fitch

Financial Times · 14 hours ago
  • AfCRA aims to end the 'Africa premium' that policymakers say has been imposed by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings.
  • The new agency is launched by African governments to challenge the global 'big three' rating agencies.
  • S&P Global is named as one of the incumbent agencies whose ratings African policymakers seek to counter.

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“AfCRA aims to end ‘Africa premium’ that policymakers say has been imposed by Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings”— Financial Times

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