Liz Booth
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Africa
Chief risk officer first woman as executive director on Dangote board
Dangote Industries Limited has promoted Dr Adenike Fajemirokun to the role of group executive director, president’s office, where she will take…
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Africa
IRM names new training provider for Nigeria
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has accredited Risk Management Consulting Limited (RMCIR) as the first licensed Fundamentals of Risk…
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Africa
Swiss Re shifts P&C operations to South Africa
Swiss Re has been given a licence to operate property and casualty (P&C) business in South Africa. It said the…
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Africa
New support for private sector to boost Kenya power
The World Bank has approved a $180m International Development Association guarantee to mobilise private sector financing. It hopes the private…
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Africa
Another step towards African free trade
Finance ministers from across Africa are set to meet in Addis Ababa next week to discuss the historic African Continental…
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Africa
Comoros-based (re)insurer appoints pair of new NEDs
Sir Bernard Zissman and Tim Eppel have been formally welcomed onto the board of Klapton as non-executive directors. The board…
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Africa
New link set to reduce road travel risks
A new road linking Dodoma and Babati in Tanzania has been commissioned – the final link in a Cape Town…
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Africa
Ugandan companies face high business risks
Nearly half of Ugandan companies face challenges with non-tariff measures (NTMs), according to an International Trade Centre (ITC) business survey. NTMs…
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Africa
Congo aims for membership of OPEC to control its oil price risk
Republic of the Congo President Denis Nguesso has pledged that the country – which has suffered badly during the oil…
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Africa
Managing the risks associated with workplace sexual harassment and misconduct around the world
Sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct continue to place higher up the political and social agenda globally, following a raft of…
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Insurance
Fitch improves Angola rating
A more stable foreign exchange regime in Angola, along with major reforms, has encouraged Fitch Ratings to revise its outlook…
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Africa
New chair for ATI
Dr Yohannes Ayalew Birru has been elected as the new chairman of African Trade Insurance (ATI), replacing previous incumbent Israel…
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Africa
South Africa: a new international arbitration hub
Rob Scott and Alon Meyerov, of Clyde & Co in South Africa, examine the likely emergence of South Africa as…
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Africa
Charles Asirvatham takes over helm at GIC Re South Africa
Charles Asirvatham has been named as the new managing director and CEO of GIC Re South Africa, where he took…
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Africa
Exchange rate risk still a threat across Africa
Since 2013, the majority of African currencies have lost more than 20% of their value and exchange rate risk remains…
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Africa
Fitch improves Angola rating
A more stable foreign exchange regime in Angola, along with major reforms, has encouraged Fitch Ratings to revise its outlook…
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Africa
Risk managers warn insurers are letting them down as rates rise
Risk managers have accused insurers of letting them down as premiums begin to rise. They said longstanding relationships have been…
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Africa
Nigerian market must become more disciplined to provide sustainable support for risk managers
Risk managers are depending more heavily on their brokers as the insurance market turns and premium rates start to rise.…
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Africa
And the winner is…
Alao Ismail Akinkunmi, an operational and insurance risk officer with NASCON Allied Industries in Lagos, has won the annual Risk…
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Africa
Rates turn highlights need for skills in the industry
It was never going to be easy. After some 16 years of falling insurance prices, rates are on the turn.…