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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.

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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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register

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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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
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5 day programme
FromR18,000
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