Cape Town: Africa Credit Rating Conference 2025
📅 Date: March 27 – 29, 2025
📍 Location: Cape Town, South Africa
The Africa Credit Rating Conference 2025 (ACRC 2025) serves as a continental platform dedicated to highlighting the significance of credit ratings for African economies and their critical role in shaping the continent’s financial landscape. Given the increasing need for fair and accurate credit ratings, particularly in African markets, ACRC 2025 aims to bridge gaps between financial sector stakeholders, governments, and regulators to foster a strengthened African credit rating culture.
Objectives
- Drive Transformation: Promote a credit rating culture tailored to Africa’s needs, empowering local credit rating agencies to assess the continent’s true economic potential.
- Raise Awareness: Educate governments and corporations on the benefits of Africa-focused credit ratings in attracting investment and securing better borrowing conditions.
- Encourage Partnerships: Foster collaboration between financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and credit rating agencies to enhance transparency and credibility in credit assessments.
- Explore Innovations: Showcase emerging technologies and methodologies in credit rating and risk assessment tailored to African economies.
- Promote Regional Cooperation: Develop a cohesive framework to harmonize credit rating standards across the continent.
Key Themes and Topics
- Regulatory frameworks and standards for credit rating agencies (CRAs)
- Economic development and the impact of accurate credit ratings
- Technological innovations in credit risk assessment
- Investor perspectives and the value of credit ratings
- Cross-border collaborations for standardized credit ratings
- Code of conduct for African credit rating agencies
Target Audience
• Government Representatives: Ministries of Finance, central banks, and capital market authorities
• Financial Institutions: Banks, pension funds, and insurance companies
• Investors and Fund Managers: Local and international investors
• Academia and Research Bodies: Universities, think tanks, and research institutions
• Credit Rating Agencies: Africa-based and global CRAs