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Sarb Flags Round-2 Inflation Risks, AfCRA Born After 10 Yrs of Work

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A report on the Reserve Bank flagging second-round inflation risks and the launch of AfCRA, the African credit rating agency built over a decade to re-score the continent's sovereigns.

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