
The article discusses the potential for an African Credit Rating Agency to address the disadvantages posed by current credit ratings for the continent. It raises concerns about whether such an agency would be perceived as credible or if it would be seen as Africa marking its own homework, reflecting investor scepticism about self-assessment in credit ratings.
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