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Municipal Credit Rating and Long Term Borrowing Management

This course helps municipal finance leaders understand credit ratings and manage long term borrowing to fund infrastructure. Participants learn how ratings agencies assess municipalities, how to structure loans and bonds and how to maintain the financial discipline that keeps borrowing affordable. The programme is grounded in the infrastructure funding challenges facing growing African cities and towns.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how credit ratings are assigned and what factors agencies assess.
  • Describe the legal framework governing municipal borrowing and debt.
  • Evaluate borrowing options including loans, bonds and development finance.
  • Assess borrowing affordability against revenue and cash flow projections.
  • Structure debt to match the life of the infrastructure being funded.
  • Manage lender relationships, disclosure and ongoing debt reporting.

Course outline

  1. 01Municipal Credit Ratings Explained
  2. 02Legal Framework for Borrowing
  3. 03Borrowing and Funding Options
  4. 04Assessing Affordability and Risk
  5. 05Structuring Debt for Infrastructure
  6. 06Investor and Lender Relations
  7. 07Debt Reporting and Disclosure

Who should attend

This course suits chief financial officers, treasury and budget managers, and senior finance officials involved in municipal infrastructure funding and debt.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Cairo3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Online3US$900
21 to 23 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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