Category: Governance
Kenyan insurers likely to face new tax bills
Kenyan insurers have been warned they could face increased tax bills after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) won a test case in the High Court.
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Covid-19 is a warning on the impact of climate change
Experts meeting in London have warned that Covid-19 is an eye-opener in terms of what a climate change shock could look like. As people across the wor [...]
Insurers asked to dig deep as World Bank steps up support to beat Covid-19
As insurance regulators across the continent ask licensed operators to contribute to local Covid-19-fighting funds, in the past two weeks the World Ba [...]
Focusing on ESG principles should steer companies through pandemic
The coronavirus is an unexpected and unplanned global catastrophe and corporate South Africa has no choice but to step in and assist its employees, ho [...]
Continental Reinsurance reports Q1 growth and affirms support towards Covid-19 pandemic
Despite unprecedented challenges across Africa resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, Continental Reinsurance has posted a 29% increase in gross premiu [...]
Moody’s downgrades Kenya in reaction to Covid-19 threat
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the outlook on the Kenya government ratings to negative from stable, in reaction to the economic challenges l [...]
Keeping data safe and building resilience
Security, risk, data loss, and legislation. These are the primary concerns listed by organisations and government institutions when asked why they are [...]
Covid-19 swings the spotlight back onto emerging countries’ debt
While the focus so far has mainly been on China, Europe, and the US, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be even more severe for e [...]
S&P affirms ATI rating despite Covid-19
S&P Global Rating has reaffirmed African Trade Insurance Agency’s (ATI) creditor rating of ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook (A/Stable) and noting ATI’s ‘poli [...]
Ivory Coast issues Covid-19 bond
On April 27, the Ivorian government issued the first Covid-19 social bonds on the WAEMU securities market, seeking a total of CFA180 billion (about $2 [...]