The East African reports on the group of 15 investors that supports the Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS), and notes that GIIRS has already rated some East African companies.

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"According to Olivia Muiru, a rating associate at GIIRS, 30 East African companies were rated during the test. Out of these, 19 are in Kenya, five in Tanzania and six in Uganda. In the West African region, only three were rated: one in Nigeria and two in Ghana."

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