Credit Rating
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Kenya Eyes Capital Markets to Repay $2 Billion Eurobond
Kenya is exploring the option of tapping the international capital markets to help fund the repayment of a $2 billion…
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Ivory Coast Raises $8 Billion in Oversubscribed $2.6 Billion Bond Offering
Ivory Coast has made comeback to the international bond market, issuing its first dollar bonds since 2017 and managed to…
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Egypt in Debt Crisis as Moody’s Cuts Outlook
Egypt is facing a deepening economic crisis as its credit outlook was downgraded by Moody’s and its currency plunged to…
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Ethiopia Stops Servicing its Eurobond a Year Ahead of Maturity; Why?
The Ethiopian Government failed to make a $33 million coupon payment due (December 11, 2023) to bondholders, signaling a potential…
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Metropol Advocates for Structured Conversation on Credit Rating in Africa
Metropol Corporation Limited is spearheading a structured and high-level conversation about credit rating in Africa. This initiative comes as the…
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Metropol Credit Rating Agency Announces Webinar on Capital Raising and Pricing in Africa
Metropol is hosting a forthcoming webinar titled “Use of Ratings in Capital Raising and Pricing” on November 23, 2023, organized…
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Credit Rating in Africa
Ordinarily, it would not be necessary for a government or any other borrower to repeatedly announce that they have enough…
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Greek Government Welcomes Moody’s Credit Rating Upgrade
The Greek government welcomed Moody’s decision to upgrade the country’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba1 with a stable outlook…
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Metropol’s Africa Credit Rating Summit Fuels Discussions on Recognising Africa-owned Rating Agencies
The Africa Credit Rating Summit, hosted by Metropol Corporation Limited on September 20, emerged as a pivot to meeting Africa’s…
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AU to launch Credit Agency for Africa
The African Union plans to launch its own credit ratings agency come 2024. This is to address the union’s concern…
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