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Africa
Ninety million more Africans set to gain access to electricity by 2025
A new initiative is set to provide 250 million more Africans with green electricity in the next seven years, including…
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Analysis & Opinion
The new European Regulation on drones and its implementation into the Spanish legal system
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, are a growth area within the aviation sector, poised to generate significant economic growth…
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Africa
Tax relief promised for Zimbabwe insurers
Zimbabwe’s insurance industry has welcomed a decision to end a 2% transaction tax on insurance deals. The Zimbabwe finance minister…
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Africa
Battle against climate change most acute in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is spearheading the African fight to limit climate change impacts, which have been strongly highlighted…
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Analysis & Opinion
Pensions Regulator forces pension scheme back to the UK
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK announced in September its new, tougher regulatory approach. But a TPR intervention report…
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Africa
Be prepared for climate change impact
The impact of climate change on Africa is set to be among the most severe, but people are quickly forgetting…
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Africa
South African risk manager makes top membership grade
South African Zanele Makhubo, CFIRM, director, enterprise risk management, Gauteng Department of Human Settlement, has been awarded the highest grade…
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Africa
AM Best affirms rating for Continental Re
Continental Re’s balance sheet strength, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and marginal enterprise risk management,…
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Africa
Travel threat grows in northern Mozambique
Business travellers heading to northern Mozambique are being warned to take extra care, as the threat from militants grows. Seamus…
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Africa
Without drone-ing on… a legal overview of drones in South Africa
The remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) industry in South Africa is slowly gaining traction and is expected to take off…
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Analysis & Opinion
From property surveying to claims assessments: the innovative ways insurers are using drones
Discussion of the use of drones has predominantly focused on insuring them and the regulations (or lack thereof) relating to…
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Africa
Political change disrupts African supply chains
Risk managers still fear the impact of political change on supply chain risk but say that they have plenty more…
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Africa
Banking the change – how insurers in banking will change insurance too
Discovery launching a bank has profound implications, not just for banking but for the insurance industry and for the way…
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Africa
Insurance is not a cure-all for poor risk selection
Global mining conglomerates and their insurance and reinsurance partners will have to improve their risk management outcomes to ensure the…
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Africa
New voucher scheme set to reach millions of potential insureds
A new voucher system has been launched in Tanzania, potentially extending the reach of insurance to millions more Africans. Mohammed…
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Africa
South Africa one step closer to expropriating land without compensation
The South African Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee has recently adopted a report that recommends that the wording of Section…
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Africa
Visa waiver deal set to increase trade between Kenya and Rwanda
The risk of business people failing to travel thanks to visa difficulties is slowly diminishing across Africa, as certain countries…
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Africa
African states urged to ratify AfCTA agreement and boost trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could boost regional trade and industrialisation, especially in east Africa, but more countries…
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Africa
Africa poised for economic boom: McKinsey
McKinsey has suggested Africa is poised for economic acceleration, akin to the Asian boom. While other geographies are seeing incremental…
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Africa
COMESA and EU sign trade pact
The Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the European Union have signed a €53m trade facilitation deal.…