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Gigi Tefera retweeted
Credible credit ratings are essential to financing Africa’s growth.
At AfCRA’s Golden Hour leadership panel on institutional mandates for credit ratings, Mr. Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President, Afreximbank, called for assessments that reflect Africa’s economic realities and recognise the demonstrated strength of its institutions.
Moderated by SABC journalist Ms. Sophie Mokoena, the discussion brought together Ms. Hanan Morsy of UNECA, H.E. Albert M. Muchanga, former African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry, and others.
The panel explored how AfCRA can strengthen investor confidence, deepen financial integration and support cross-border investment under the AfCFTA. Better understanding of African risk can help more capital reach the businesses and projects driving the continent’s development.
#Afreximbank #AfCRA #FinancialSovereignty #AfCFTA #AfricanTrade
Gigi Tefera retweeted
At a high-level roundtable on the #DeRriskingAfrica Initiative, @HananMorsy14 argued that Africa doesn't lack investable assets, it lacks the diversity of perspective to see them. Africa-based rating agencies bring the proximity, knowledge and credibility its story deserves.
Gigi Tefera retweeted
🌍 Mauritius hosted the official launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (#AfCRA), bringing together African Heads of State, @_AfricanUnion leadership, regional institutions, investors, development partners & the global financial community. (1/4)
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Launch of the African Credit Rating Agency – Leadership Moment and Golden Hour.
Port Luis, Mauritius
Gigi Tefera retweeted
The Africa Credit Rating Agency takes off on 7 October.
In a joint article Marie-Antoinette Rose-Quatre, CEO of @APRMorg, and I highlight why #AfCRA is important to #Africa and the world.
📰Read the full article at: un.org/osaa/en/news/why-laun…
Gigi Tefera retweeted
AfCRA Officially Launches
7 October | Port Louis, Mauritius
After years of work by the @_AfricanUnion and the @APRMorg (APRM), the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) officially launches tomorrow.
A new chapter for Africa’s credit rating landscape begins.
2 days to go.
#AfCRA #Afreximbank #CreditRatings #AfricanFinance #Investment #Africa
Gigi Tefera retweeted
Africa’s financial architecture is entering a new chapter.
As we count down to the launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Mauritius, UNECA highlights the importance of credible, Africa-specific credit analysis helping ensure that capital follows evidence, not perception.
Africa’s time is now.
#AfCRA #AfricasTimeIsNow #UNECA #Africa
Gigi Tefera retweeted
How can a credit rating shape your business growth?
For businesses seeking financing, a credit rating can influence how lenders and investors assess risk, the cost of borrowing and the range of funding opportunities available.
But credit ratings can also signal credibility to banks, suppliers and potential business partners, helping businesses build confidence as they expand.
Across Africa, @APRMorg is working to expand credit rating coverage, unlocking opportunities for businesses to become visible to investors and access the capital they need to grow.
#Afreximbank #AfCRA #CreditRatings #AfricanBusiness #BusinessFinance #AccessToFinance #Investment #AfricanTrade
Gigi Tefera retweeted
Every human being has equal value. Every single one.
At the United Nations General Assembly, I challenged a world that still decides whose lives deserve protection and whose suffering can be ignored.
No race is superior. No people are disposable. Until we honour that truth, "everywhere is war" remains a warning we have failed to heed.
What the world needs now is love, with the courage to confront injustice and defend our shared humanity.
Love and a little kindness. For everyone.
Gigi Tefera retweeted
As we gather for the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, I look forward to joining African leaders, partners and friends of the @APRMorg for a series of important engagements advancing Africa’s governance and development agenda.
From digital governance and investment, to de-risking Africa and mobilising capital, South-South cooperation and women’s leadership, we are taking Africa’s priorities to the global stage.
I warmly invite our partners and friends of the APRM in New York to join us, engage with us and be part of these important conversations.
#APRM #UNGA81 #AfCRA
Gigi Tefera retweeted
Enkutatash Melkam Addis Amet! 🌼✨
Wishing a joyful Enkutatash to all my Ethiopian brothers and sisters celebrating today! May this New Year bring abundant peace, health, success, and prosperity to you and your loved ones.
May the yellow Adey Abeba flowers blooming across Ethiopia signal a fresh start filled with hope, unity, and endless blessings for the year ahead.
Melkam Addis Amet! (መልካም አዲስ ዓመት!) 🇪🇹💛
#EthiopianNewYear #MelkamAddisAmet #Habesha #Celebration
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My friend Ha-Joon Chang explaining industrial policy at the IMF: apparently, after decades of structural adjustment, the IMF is finally adjusting itself. 😂
imf.org/en/publications/fand…
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Here is what you need to know ahead of the AfCRA offical launch next month....
What is AfCRA? The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is a continental institution headquartered in Mauritius created to provide sovereign and corporate credit assessments.
The Problem: For decades, African countries and businesses have paid an unfair "risk premium" on global capital due to biased external ratings.
The Solution: AfCRA delivers context-driven, objective, and realistic credit opinions grounded in African economic realities.
The Impact: Fairer borrowing rates, stronger investor confidence, and true financial sovereignty for the continent.
Save the Date: 7 October 2026
Location: Mauritius
Gigi Tefera retweeted
I welcome the African Union’s announcement that the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) will officially launch on October 7. @_AfricanUnion
In February, I made the case in the Financial Times for an African credit rating agency. In May, at the Africa CEO Forum @africaceoforum in Kigali, I spoke again about the need for Africa to build financial institutions that understand our economies and can assess our risks properly.
AfCRA is another step towards that goal.
Africa is not asking for favourable ratings. We are asking for fair ratings, grounded in our fundamentals and in the reforms our economies are actually carrying out.
AfCRA must now earn the confidence of global capital. That confidence will rest on its independence and the rigour of its work.
I look forward to October 7.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
theasovil.la/pbatafcraFT
Gigi Tefera retweeted
AFRICA’S TIME IS NOW. 🌍
On 7 October 2026 in Mauritius, we officially launch the Africa Credit Rating Agency (#AfCRA) — a bold step towards greater African agency, stronger financial sovereignty and ownership of Africa’s economic narrative.
Vision delivered. Promise honoured.
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The APRM is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Conference on Credit Ratings, taking place 5–6 October 2026 in Mauritius.
A landmark continental dialogue on Africa’s credit rating landscape, investment and access to finance.
🔗 Register: form.jotform.com/26222785458…
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The pleasure was mine. Grateful for a meaningful exchange on where our work can align, and for partners who share the vision. This is the start of something worth building. #AfricaMindsetReset
Honored to meet with @Francis_Gatare, President of the @ASG_Africa, and my dear sister Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard, CEO of the @GovernanceRw, on the margins of the #AfricaMindsetReset Forum in Kigali. 🇷🇼Good governance thrives when ethical leadership and vision unite!
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At the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) was recognised as a mindset-shifting initiative and a practical expression of African agency and institutional innovation.
#AfCRA
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Speaking on behalf of APRM, Senior Economist Ms. Ejigayhu Tefera (@emukonjo) highlighted that AfCRA represents a shift from rule-taking to co-creating, building African capacity to assess African economies with global credibility.
