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UN's Gilpin: We need to prepare Africa better for credit ratings

The launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Mauritius this October has reignited debate over how inaccurate perceptions of risk on the continent lead to adverse credit ratings that inflate borrowing costs for African governments and businesses in international capital markets. Critics of the so-called…

African BusinessBy Lennox Yieke
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UN's Gilpin: We need to prepare Africa better for credit ratings
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