Liz Booth
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Africa
Global tensions set to impact South Africa’s recovery
South Africa’s economic recovery plans face serious constraints, with the growing debt of state firms domestically and capital outflows as…
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Africa
Managing tourism risk key to South Africa’s economic success
The urgent amendment of South Africa’s stifling visa regime could be the quick fix needed to drag the country out…
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Analysis & Opinion
Pensions regulation: a tougher approach
Globally, the regulatory burden on corporates is on the increase. This is particularly true in relation to workplace pensions, and…
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Africa
Top class – risk winners 2018
Phumlani Dyini has won the Institute of Risk Management South Africa’s (IRMSA) coveted Risk Manager of the Year award 2018.…
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Africa
Insurer launches new-style bank
Financial services company Discovery is to launch what it calls the world’s first “behavioural bank”. The fully digital bank leverages…
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Africa
Lion of Africa to be wound down
The Johannesburg-based short-term insurer, Lion of Africa Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brimstone, has decided to voluntarily and…
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Africa
AfBD signs trade facilitation deal
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $50m risk participation agreement (RPA) for banking group Natixis, to facilitate…
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Africa
Political risk continues to impact Cameroon ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cameroon's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at B with a stable outlook, saying political instability…
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Africa
Energy gets bank backing for more development
A new portal to encourage investment into Africa’s energy sector, end to end, has been launched by the African Development…
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Africa
Nigerian insurer denies problems after parliamentary allegations
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) has denied allegations made in the country’s parliament and stressed that it has never received any…
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Africa
Africa bouncing back with growth forecast for next few years
Recent years have been economically and politically turbulent for Sub Saharan Africa. Growth in the region fell to 1.4% in…
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Africa
Strong growth at Africa Re hampered by catastrophe and large losses
The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) posted premium income of $577.41m at the end of the third quarter of 2018,…
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Africa
Rwanda set fair for business growth
Strong governance, a conducive business environment and a stable macroeconomic performance have resulted in Fitch Ratings affirming Rwanda's long-term foreign-currency…
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Africa
Ease of doing business in Africa hits new record
Economies in Sub Saharan Africa set a new record for a third consecutive year, carrying out 107 reforms in the past 12…
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Africa
Africa holds its breath as election season looms
Political risks are likely to increase in the coming months as two of Africa’s economic heavyweights – Nigeria and South…
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Insurance
South African insurers’ ratings likely to remain stable for next year
South African insurers are set for a year of relative ratings stability, reflecting expectations for the South African ratings as…
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Africa
Risk managers must first look inwards
The future risk manager needs to engage in introspection about his or her role and ethical behaviour. According to Zanele…
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Africa
Risk managers need to embrace technology
Insurers and risk managers should immerse themselves in technology to help them anticipate and react to emerging risks in the…
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Africa
Embrace the challenge
Pravin Gordhan nailed it when he asked risk managers from across South Africa: “Where were you when it came to…
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Africa
South Africa and Morocco share most foreign investment into Africa
For the first time, South Africa shares the title of largest African foreign domestic investment (FDI) hub, with Morocco. According…