# African Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency

https://mins.news/en/video/91179

- France 24 English, 2026-10-08 10:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgxs2zArMrA

> The African Union inaugurated the Africa Credit Rating Agency in a ceremony on Wednesday in Port Louis, Mauritius, where it will be based. The agency aims to offer an alternative to the global “big three” ratings firms; African leaders endorsed its creation in 2018.

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