Liz Booth
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Analysis & Opinion
Automatic enrolment – a pensions success, backed by increasing enforcement
In the UK, automatic enrolment into pension schemes started in October 2012. Phased in for five years, all employers must…
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Africa
150% hike in fuel costs sparks protests across Zimbabwe
Risk managers with interests in Zimbabwe are worried after a 150% hike in the price of fuel sparked protests across…
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Africa
Travellers warned to be on alert as Nairobi siege ends
Several Nairobi establishments popular with Westerners are reported to have closed for security reasons, after al-Shabab gunmen stormed into the…
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Africa
Africa escapes major catastrophes in 2018 but underinsurance remains major issue
Africa experienced a low number of natural catastrophes in 2018, compared to an eventful second half of the year, which…
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Africa
Extreme weather tops the Africa risk list
Cybersecurity, geopolitics and financial market fluctuations are among the chief concerns for business voiced by some leading risk experts as…
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Africa
Equatorial Guinea sets up one-stop shop to help business
Equatorial Guinea’s business environment is set for improvement after the government launched of a one-stop shop for setting up businesses…
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Africa
EU, China and the US urged to reduce piracy risk in the Gulf of Guinea
International maritime organisation BIMCO has warned that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is an unacceptable burden to seafarers and…
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Africa
Angolan oil sector ripe for transformation
Angola has been benefiting from oil price rises in the past year but now it appears major reforms of its…
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Analysis & Opinion
Gatwick meltdown: drones in a no-go zone
The serious and extended closure of Gatwick Airport in the run-up to Christmas, because of the suspected deliberate use of…
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Analysis & Opinion
Flying into the future: Australian Senate Inquiry into drones
The long-awaited Australian Senate Inquiry report into the current and future regulatory framework for remotely piloted aircraft (drones) in Australia…
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Africa
Nigeria a major step closer to joining ATI
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $14.12m facility to support Nigeria’s membership of the African Trade Insurance Agency…
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Africa
Axa XL closes Mauritius office
Following the merger of Axa and XL, and the integration of Axa Africa Speciality Risks within the new group, the…
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Africa
South African rand turmoil expected to continue throughout 2019
Few currencies matched the rand’s turbulence in 2017, with factors such as Trumpenomics, the firing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan…
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Africa
Africa Re sets up new foundation to boost insurance and risk management
Africa Re has launched a foundation to mobilise funds to develop the insurance and risk management industries across Africa. The…
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Africa
Ten percent of annual budgets should be spent on boosting agriculture
Africa’s leaders should honour their commitment to allocate 10% of their budgets to agriculture if the continent is to improve…
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Africa
Employment risk high across Africa
Employers are running a real risk of employing the wrong person, as new research shows close to 90% of applicants…
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Africa
Jyrki Koskelo to lead Sofala Advisory Board
Renowned African investor Jyrki Koskelo is to lead Sofala’s advisory board. Mr Koskelo has more than three decades of experience…
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Africa
Cape Verde ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cape Verde's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at B with a stable outlook. The agency…
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Africa
Political risks across Africa make doing business across borders harder
Doing business across borders is becoming harder, according to Control Risks’ Risk Map 2019, with companies unable to avoid local…
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Africa
Risk managers should study the Cape Town drought: SCOR
Risk managers are being urged to study the recent Cape Town drought, to learn about the water-related risks facing large…