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AfCRA’s ratings introduce a new approach to intelligent risk analysis, grounded in African context and designed to deliver greater accuracy and precision in credit intelligence.
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AfCRA at a glance
AfCRA’s intended contribution to the credit rating ecosystem, drawn from the Background Note.
Credit opinion
Provide an additional independent opinion.
AfCRA is intended to be an additional source of credit opinion, a continental market institution, a mechanism for wider coverage and an instrument for developing local-currency and regional capital markets.
Source: AfCRA Background Note
Coverage
Expand coverage.
AfCRA will rate more issuers than those already rated and extend analysis to municipalities, public enterprises, infrastructure vehicles, banks and mid-sized companies.
Capital markets
Deepen local-currency and regional markets.
Ratings designed for domestic and regional investors can help pension funds, insurers and banks allocate capital across a wider set of issuers and maturities.
Information
Improve information.
A continental analytical network can produce structured data, sector knowledge, and more appropriate comparison groups while identifying both strengths and vulnerabilities earlier.
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AfCRA’s continental proposition brings wider coverage, analytical capacity and additional credit opinions to the market.
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