{"id":95249,"date":"2022-02-09T16:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/la-notation-financiere-en-monnaie-locale-des-etats-de-la-zone-uemoa-est-disponible\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:44:47","slug":"local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umoatitres.org\/\">UMOA-Titres (UT)<\/a><\/strong>, the regional agency supporting the issuance and management of <strong>government securities<\/strong> for <strong>WAMU States<\/strong>, was established in <strong>2013<\/strong> with the vision of becoming a leading community institution providing the momentum required for the optimal functioning of the <strong>regional government securities market<\/strong>, in the service of the development of <strong>WAMU Member States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This vision is reflected in the implementation of market structuring and development initiatives aimed at improving the availability of financial information in order to facilitate investors\u2019 analysis and decision-making.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a view to promoting the quality of information available on sovereign issuers, <strong>UMOA-Titres<\/strong> has supported <strong>WAMU Member States<\/strong> in the process of obtaining <strong>local-currency credit ratings<\/strong> on a regional scale, with the aim of raising the auction market to the highest standards.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through this large-scale programme of <strong>local-currency credit ratings for WAMU Member States<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umoatitres.org\/fr\/umoa-titres-organise-un-webinar-de-lancement-de-la-notation-financiere-des-etats-membres-de-lumoa-en-monnaie-locale\/\">launched on <strong>24 January<\/strong><\/a>, UMOA-Titres seeks to reinforce the importance of the <strong>government securities market<\/strong> in financing States in the region, while also contributing to the development of this market in light of the challenges linked to transparency and the availability of information on issuers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This local-currency credit rating programme is an essential <strong>investment decision-support tool<\/strong> for all participants in the regional market. The objective of equipping States with a rating on a regional scale is to highlight the specific characteristics of each issuer within the region, and in particular the advantages provided by the <strong>monetary union<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>UMOA-Titres is therefore pleased to announce the availability of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchedestitrespublics.com\/ebook-sur-la-notation-financi%C3%A8re-des-%C3%A9tats-membres-de-lumoa-en-monnaie-locale\"><strong>e-book resource<\/strong> <\/a>designed to provide readers with greater understanding of:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the concept of <strong>credit ratings<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the <strong>rating methodology<\/strong> and the <strong>rating process<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the difference between international and regional rating agencies, and what their rating scales represent;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the equivalence between the rating scales of regional and international agencies;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>credit ratings and their usefulness for States in the <strong>WAMU area<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The purpose of this e-book is to reduce <strong>information asymmetry<\/strong>, provide benchmarks for issuers, contribute to broadening the base of potential investors, and ultimately support the development of the <strong>regional financial market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through this resource made available by <strong>UMOA-Titres<\/strong>, you will be able to learn more about the <strong>regional local-currency credit rating programme<\/strong>, understand the specific characteristics of each issuer, and guide your investment strategies by forming a fair and objective view of the credit quality of <strong>WAMU States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Download your free copy now by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchedestitrespublics.com\/ebook-sur-la-notation-financi%C3%A8re-des-%C3%A9tats-membres-de-lumoa-en-monnaie-locale\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMOA-Titres (UT), the regional agency supporting the issuance and management of government securities for WAMU States, was established in 2013 with the vision of becoming a leading community institution providing the momentum required for the optimal functioning of the regional government securities market, in the service of the development of WAMU Member States. This vision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":95250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[369,335],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UMOA-Titres (UT), the regional agency supporting the issuance and management of government securities for WAMU States, was established in 2013 with the vision of becoming a leading community institution providing the momentum required for the optimal functioning of the regional government securities market, in the service of the development of WAMU Member States. This vision [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UMOA-Titres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"314\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"agenceumoatitres\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"agenceumoatitres\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"agenceumoatitres\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a44216be6e958e44c0855e14f004458c\"},\"headline\":\"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":396,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Events\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/\",\"name\":\"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":314},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"UMOA-Titres\",\"description\":\"UMOA-Titres - Agence r\u00e9gionale d&#039;appui \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9mission et \u00e0 la gestion des titres publics dans l&#039;UMOA\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UMOA-Titres\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/cropped-UMOA-Titre.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/cropped-UMOA-Titre.png\",\"width\":623,\"height\":183,\"caption\":\"UMOA-Titres\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a44216be6e958e44c0855e14f004458c\",\"name\":\"agenceumoatitres\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umoatitres.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/umoatitres-2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres","og_description":"UMOA-Titres (UT), the regional agency supporting the issuance and management of government securities for WAMU States, was established in 2013 with the vision of becoming a leading community institution providing the momentum required for the optimal functioning of the regional government securities market, in the service of the development of WAMU Member States. This vision [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/","og_site_name":"UMOA-Titres","article_published_time":"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":314,"url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"agenceumoatitres","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"agenceumoatitres","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/"},"author":{"name":"agenceumoatitres","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a44216be6e958e44c0855e14f004458c"},"headline":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available","datePublished":"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/"},"wordCount":396,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg","articleSection":["Events","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/","name":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available | UMOA-Titres","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg","datePublished":"2022-02-09T15:38:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-19T16:44:47+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/273469066_3195098624147151_2197309805955362841_n-e1644424596589.jpeg","width":600,"height":314},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/local-currency-credit-ratings-for-waemu-states-are-now-available\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Local-Currency Credit Ratings for WAEMU States Are Now Available"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/","name":"UMOA-Titres","description":"UMOA-Titres - Agence r\u00e9gionale d&#039;appui \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9mission et \u00e0 la gestion des titres publics dans l&#039;UMOA","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#organization","name":"UMOA-Titres","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-UMOA-Titre.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-UMOA-Titre.png","width":623,"height":183,"caption":"UMOA-Titres"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/a44216be6e958e44c0855e14f004458c","name":"agenceumoatitres","url":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/author\/umoatitres-2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95252,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95249\/revisions\/95252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoatitres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}