Unpacking the Economic Impact of Sovereign Credit Ratings on Africa
Are Africa’s Sovereign Credit Ratings Hindering Economic Growth? Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Sovereign credit ratings play a pivotal role in determining a country’s cost of borrowing and access to global capital markets. The “Big Three” credit rating agencies—Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch—assign these ratings, influencing everything from government borrowing costs to economic activity across sectors. However, questions…