The financial rating agency Bloomfield Investment Corporation has assigned a rating of “A-” to Fidelis Finance-Burkina Faso, a leasing specialist based in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire. The rating carries a stable outlook.
According to Bloomfield, this first rating is based on a good ability to deploy its strategies, a satisfactory evolution of production, an increase in overall performance, good portfolio quality, good financing flexibility, and a solid shareholder base.
Based in Ouagadougou, Fidelis Finance specializes in leasing and develops related products adapted to the financing needs of SMEs / SMIs in the UEMOA zone. It is 29.14% owned by Africapital partners, and 54.49% by various regional funds and financial institutions.
Fidelis and Alios are the only two leasing specialists to undergo an assessment in West Africa.