Nairobi. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) - an African Union-backed initiative - will launch a continent-wide credit ratings agency in October, a senior adviser ​at the AU said on Wednesday, as it seeks ‌to tackle high borrowing costs.

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Paul Sikazwe, technical adviser on debt to the African Union Commission, said the ratings agency created for Africa will be launched in ​Mauritius on October 5.

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