Author: John Mungabe
South Africa home to 220 active fintechs
An Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) study of the market has uncovered that there are 220 active and operational fintechs in South Africa [...]
Regulators move in opposite directions on currency rules in southern Africa
Two regulators have moved in opposite directions in terms of freedom to use foreign currency. In South Africa, they are looking to tighten the rules, [...]
SSI updates sustainable roadmap for shipping
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has launched an updated Roadmap to a Sustainable Shipping Industry, a resource for stakeholders across the s [...]
African insurers expecting further uncertainty
Remaining resilient and able to sustain Africa’s insurance markets has been an exceptional challenge in the Covid-19 environment, according to reinsur [...]
Africa’s farmers need insurance and finance support to tackle climate change
Only 1.7% of climate finance, a fraction of what is needed, goes to small-scale farmers in developing countries, despite their disproportionate vulner [...]
New model should help monitor severe storm risk
Broker Aon has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Athenium Analytics to build enhanced modelling capabilities for severe convective stor [...]
Numbers reveal cost of pandemic on African insurers
As insurance authorities across the continent report the latest figures from the insurance sector, it is clear that the Covid-19 pandemic has cost the [...]
Resilience key to surviving post-pandemic environment
Looking at the current Covid-19 environment, Toavina Ramamonjiarisoa (pictured above), African Trade Insurance Agency’s acting/interim CEO, has warned [...]
Ransomware: four strategies for businesses to stay ahead of extortionists
Jayan Perera, a director leading Control Risks’ cyber consulting and response business in Africa and Europe, gives the market some advice on keeping c [...]
Insurers have opportunity to encourage ESG agenda in African mining community
African mining companies should use ESG issues to ensure their survival in a post-Covid world, according to Matthew Burnell, local partner at White &a [...]