Chibuike Uche in Het Financieele Dagblad about new African credit rating agency AfCRA

On 7 October, the African Union launched its own credit rating agency AfCRA, which aims to take greater account of local context than the 'big three', Moody’s, Fitch or S&P. Chibuike Uche, Professor of Financial Governance and Integrity in Africa at Leiden University, was interviewed by Het Financieele Dagblad. He welcomes the development and calls copying and pasting international standards a major problem.

Read the full interview (in Dutch, paywall).

 

 

Date, time and location

12 October 2026