Matthew Pirnie

Biography

Matthew is a multisector credit ratings expert, focusing on Africa. He is the GCR Group Head of Ratings, overseeing corporate, local and regional governments, financial institutions and insurance ratings. He is also the author and custodian of the GCR ratings framework.

Until 2018, he worked for nearly two decades at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (now S&P Global). At S&P, Matthew chaired the credit committees for emerging market ratings, which focused not only on African but also on Brazilian, Indian and Chinese credits, particularly banks and non-bank financial institutions.

Matthew holds a BA from the University of Manchester and an MSc from the University of Southampton.

Speaker at these events:

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022

Moving the needle on restructuring: What changes need to be implemented to create a robust market?

Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024

The ‘new’ cost of capital: With increased costs of funding being seen as the norm, what are FI’s doing to manage their balance sheets?

Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023

Building resilience in an era of volatility: Unpacking the evolution of the banking sector in Africa

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk 24 2020

How to navigate the African loan markets now and post-COVID19

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk East Africa 2019

The benefits of achieving regulatory harmonisation and good governance and its impact on developing the local capital markets

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk East Africa 2018