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GCR affirms Sanlam Life Insurance (Tanzania) Limited’s national scale financial strength rating of AA-(TZ); Outlook Stable

Rating action

Johannesburg, 25 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Sanlam Life Insurance (Tanzania) Limited’s (“Sanlam Life Tanzania”) national scale financial strength rating of AA-(TZ), with a Stable Outlook.

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Sanlam Life Insurance (Tanzania) Limited Financial strength National AA-(TZ) Stable Outlook

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11 hours ago
GCR upgrades Kenya National Police Deposit Taking SACCO Society Limited’s national scale long term issuer rating to A-(KE) from BBB+(KE); Outlook revised to Stable.

Rating Action

Nairobi, 25 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has upgraded the Kenyan long term issuer rating assigned to Kenya National Police Deposit Taking SACCO Society Limited to A-(KE) from BBB+(KE) with a Stable Outlook and affirmed the short term issuer rating of A2(KE).

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12 hours ago
GCR Assigns Rating of AAA(ZA)(sf) with a Stable Outlook to the Series 8 Notes Issued by MW Asset Rentals (RF) Ltd and affirms ratings of series 4,5,6 and 7 Notes

Rating Action

Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has assigned the following national scale long term issue credit rating and outlook to the following Notes issued by MW Asset Rentals (RF) Ltd (the “Issuer”), under its R2.5bn Lease Receivables Backed Note Programme (the “Transaction”), around the 23 May 2022:

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1 day ago
GCR places Nova Merchant Bank Limited’s BBB(NG)/A3(NG) National Scale Issuer ratings on “Review Extension”

Lagos, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has placed Nova Merchant Limited’s national scale long and short-term issuer ratings of BBB(NG) and A3(NG) respectively on ‘Review Extension’. The rating process is ongoing and GCR expects to publicly release the updated rating results before 30 June 2022.

The ratings assigned in the last review are still in effect and remain unchanged until the review process ...
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1 day ago
GCR affirms Nedgroup Investments Prime Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating of AAA(ZA)(f); Outlook Stable.

Rating action

Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Nedgroup Investments Prime Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating* of AAA(ZA)(f), with the outlook accorded as Stable.

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Nedgroup Investments Prime Money Market Fund Fund rating National AAA(ZA)(f) Stable
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1 day ago
GCR affirms Ninety One Corporate Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating of AA+(ZA)(f); Outlook Stable.

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Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Ninety-One Corporate Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating* of AA+(ZA)(f), with the outlook accorded as Stable.

Rated Entity Rating class Rating scale Rating* Outlook / Watch
Ninety-One Corporate Money Market Fund Fund rating National AA+(ZA)(f) Stable
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1 day ago
GCR affirms Nedgroup Investments Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating of AA+(ZA)(f); Outlook Positive.

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Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Nedgroup Investments Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating* of AA+(ZA)(f), with the outlook accorded as Positive.

Rated Entity Rating class Rating scale Rating* Outlook / Watch
Nedgroup Investments Money Market Fund Fund rating National AA+(ZA)(f) Positive
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1 day ago
GCR affirms Nedgroup Investments Corporate Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating of AA+(ZA)(f); Outlook Stable.

Rating action

Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Nedgroup Investments Corporate Money Market Fund’s national scale fund rating* of AA+(ZA)(f), with the outlook accorded as Stable.

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Nedgroup Investments Corporate Money Market Fund Fund rating National AA+(ZA)(f) Stable
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1 day ago
GCR affirms Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited’s national scale issuer ratings of AA(ZW)/A1+(ZW) with a Stable Outlook.

Rating Action

Johannesburg, 24 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited’s national scale long and short-term issuer ratings of AA(ZW) and A1+(ZW) respectively, with a Stable Outlook.

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Rated Entity Rating class Rating scale Rating Outlook
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited Long Term issuer National AA(ZW) Stable Outlook
Short Term issuer National A1+(ZW)
2 days ago
GCR downgrades Daraju Industries Limited’s national scale long term Issuer rating to BBB-(NG), with the Outlook accorded as Stable.

Lagos, 23 May 2022 – GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has downgraded the national scale long term Issuer rating of Daraju Industries Limited to BBB-(NG) and affirmed the short term Issuer rating of A3(NG), with the Outlook accorded as Stable.

Rated Entity / Issue Rating class Rating scale Rating Outlook
Daraju Industries Limited Long Term Issuer National BBB-(NG) Stable
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Nigerian Financial Institutions Comparison
GCR Ratings has published an industry report comparing the characteristics of the different categories of Nigerian Financial Institutions ... Read More
GCR Assigns Financial Institutions Sector Risk Score for Nigerian Microfinance Bank Subsector
GCR Ratings has assigned a Financial Institutions sector risk score for the Nigerian Microfinance Bank Subsector. We assigned a Risk Score of 3.0, representing a negative 0.5 adjustment from that ... Read More
GCR updates the Kenyan Sector Risk Scores
GCR Ratings has updated its Kenyan Corporate Sector Risk Scores. There has only been one change in the current review, being an increase in the Property Development Sector Score to ... Read More
Moody’s Acquires Majority Stake in GCR Ratings, AIH Confirmed as Empowerment Partner
Mauritius, May 19th, 2022 – Global Credit Rating Company Limited (GCR) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has acquired a majority (51%) stake in GCR. GCR is ... Read More
GCR Publishes Peer Comparatives for South Africa Short Term Insurance
The Peer Comparatives for South Africa Short Term Insurance forms part of the Short Term Insurance Peer Comparatives series, containing key metric comparatives and summarised financial synopses of insurance entities ... Read More
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18 hours ago
The Nigerian Corporate Sector: Will the rising headwinds erode recent gains?

The Nigerian Corporate Sector: Will the rising headwinds erode recent gains?

2 months ago
The South African Corporate Sector - is it on the road to recovery in 2022?

The South African Corporate Sector – is it on the road to recovery in 2022?

3 months ago
Live Webinar: The South African Banking Sector: The Return of the Profits

Live Webinar: The South African Banking Sector: The Return of the Profits

7 months ago
Webinar: Islamic Finance from a Ratings Perspective.

Webinar: Islamic Finance from a Ratings Perspective.

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Credit Rating Report: TUHF Urban Finance

Credit Rating Report: TUHF Urban Finance

The Transaction is a mortgage-backed securitisation of commercial property mortgage loans advanced to entrepreneurs in the inner-city precincts of South Africa. The mortgage loans are originated by TUHF Limited (“TUHF”, Long Term Issuer Rating of BBB-(ZA) with a Stable Outlook), ...
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Credit Rating Report: MW Asset Rentals (RF) Limited (2022-05)

Credit Rating Report: MW Asset Rentals (RF) Limited (2022-05)

May 16, 2022
MW Asset Rentals (RF) Ltd (the “Issuer”) is a R2.5bn Lease Receivables Backed Note Programme (the “Transaction”) with R1.55bn of Class A Notes in issue. The Transaction has four Subordinated Loans outstanding with an aggregate value of R221,399,156. These are ...
Credit Rating Report: County Government of Laikipia

Credit Rating Report: County Government of Laikipia

May 13, 2022
Laikipia’s credit profile has been bolstered by an improvement in operating performance. Both total income and own source revenue (“OSR”) declined in FY20 due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the County implemented programmes to support residents ...
Credit Rating Report: Jubilee Life Insurance Limited

Credit Rating Report: Jubilee Life Insurance Limited

May 12, 2022
On a stand-alone basis, we view the improvement in Jubilee Life Kenya’s 3Q F21 statutory capital adequacy ratio (“CAR”) to 150% (FY20: 124%; FY19: 118%) as credit positive. The improved solvency level creates comfortable buffers compared to the regulatory minimum ...
Credit Rating Report: The Hollard Insurance Company Limited

Credit Rating Report: The Hollard Insurance Company Limited

May 5, 2022
The Hollard group’s credit profile is bolstered by an entrenched market position, underpinned by a strong franchise in the South African short-term sector (market share of around 8%), and a fairly competitive long-term book with a stable market share of ...

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