African governments have long complained about an alleged “Africa penalty” when it comes to sovereign credit ratings. Research suggests that there is credence to these complaints. For example, a ...
A rally in Africa’s dollar bonds is stumbling as long-term US plans to boost crude from Venezuela dim the appeal of debt from ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. When governments borrow from the capital markets, the credit rating agencies Standard & Poor ...
The motivation for an African credit rating agency stems from a growing consensus in African scholarly circles that international ratings agencies are biased against Africa, their assessments are ...
While preparing a keynote speech on risk, debt and credit ratings in Africa, I asked an AI-powered application this question: is it riskier to invest in Africa or send men and women to the Moon? The ...
While these transactions reflect real economic activity, they are rarely captured by traditional banks, leaving many viable ...
Lead Expert in Credit Ratings at the African Peer Review Mechanism AfCRA will not replace global agencies: It will challenge them to see Africa differently Africa’s financing landscape presents a ...
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LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Some of Africa's smaller multilateral development banks, including the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), could be stripped of ...