Category: Governance
AfDB suggests African states that invest in infrastructure and education will be most resilient
The African Development Bank (AfDB) warns there is an urgent need for capacity building and suggests that states invest more in education and infrastr [...]
VIDEO: WEF High-Level Panel on Africa
Speakers: H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Børge Brende, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. [...]
Nigerian regulator delays recapitalisation deadline
Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has extended the insurance sector's recapitalisation deadline by six months to 31 December 2020.
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Business interruption still keeps business leaders awake at night
Business interruption risks and supply chain resilience top the risk list for African CEOs and senior business leaders, according to the annual survey [...]
Insurers must consider ESG to gain improved ratings
Insurers must increasingly factor ESG ratings into their investment approach, the approach of their own investors and into underwriting, as regulators [...]
IDF report highlights need for insurance sector to harness technology
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has called for better use of technology to close the protection gap, in a move that would help African economies [...]
ESG: a question not of if but of when
Insurers and their insureds must incorporate ESG strategy throughout their company culture or run the risk of being left behind. The warning came as p [...]
ESG higher on agenda for financial institutions globally
Insurers should take note of an updated version of the Equator Principles (EPs), which promote an ESG agenda and will come into effect from July 2020, [...]
Zimbabwean insurers face higher capital requirements
Zimbabwe’s insurance regulators have joined others across the continent by significantly increasing capital requirements for insurance entities. The m [...]
Fair competition hard to achieve in emerging economies
A new report from US-based Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) suggests digital financial services are often limited to one or two providers [...]