Liz Booth
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Africa
MTN redundancies: symptom of decline or transformation?
The removal of 280 employees by MTN Nigeria at the end of April shocked the telecoms market and wider economic…
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Africa
Africa as a long-term project still on track
As always, it has been a busy few weeks. Commercial Risk Africa has held its annual London conference, while across…
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Africa
Lack of data continues to hamper African development
A lack of reliable data continues to hamper the chances of sustained and increased investment in Africa, as lending agencies…
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Africa
Election fever growing in east Africa
Elections in Kenya and Rwanda are entrenching democracy, as Steve Mbogo reports Rwanda and Kenya will hold elections in August.…
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Africa
Fools in April
President’s faux pas means the worst kind of April Fools for South Africa Inc, reports Gareth Stokes At the end…
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Africa
Nigerian government sees some success in ongoing war on corruption
The last month has seen some major success for Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission but, as Prince Cookey reports, there are challenges…
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Africa
Change is the new normal
Legislative reform is a key area of concern for corporates, and risk managers should be aware of the potential for…
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Africa
Cleared for takeoff?
Slow growth and excess capacity keeps aviation insurance on the runway for now, reports Gareth Stokes To get a handle…
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Africa
Confidence in investment into Africa remains high
FDI flows to Africa may be threatened by global economic uncertainty, but delegates at the fourth annual African Trade Insurance…
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Africa
Cabinet reshuffle not to blame for South Africa downgrade
Continuity of policies will prove to be more important than cabinet reshuffles, according to South Africa’s latest finance minister. He…
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Africa
Africa for Africans
Africa’s CEOs call for a balance between regulation and compliance costs, as Gareth Stokes reports Attracting leaders from across Africa,…
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Africa
Ready to bounce back?
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has Africa’s largest population, but it has suffered tough times of late. Prince Cookey…
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Africa
New international risk management alliance for Nigeria
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM), UK has forged an alliance with the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management…
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Africa
Restoring the conditions for strong and sustainable growth
Growth momentum in Sub Saharan Africa remains fragile, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its latest regional report…
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Africa
Thokozile Mahlangu named CEO designate for Insurance Institute of South Africa
The Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) has appointed Thokozile Mahlangu as CEO designate, effective 1 July 2017. She will…
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Africa
Power deal for Uganda and Sudan
Siemens has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work more closely with the African countries Uganda and Sudan in…
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Africa
New law firm members boost francophone Africa legal group
Africa Legal Network (ALN) has signed up three new members as part of its strategy to expand into francophone Africa.…
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Africa
Confidence still high in Africa despite tough conditions
Companies in Africa are still positive about the growth potential of the continent, despite the current economic and sociopolitical uncertainty.…
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Africa
Delphine Traoré Maïdou named Africa CEO of the Year
Delphine Traoré Maïdou has won CEO of the Year for the significant contribution she made to Africa’s economy as CEO…
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Africa
Kenya grows hospital insurance covers
Overall membership of Kenya’s National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) grew by 16.5% to 6.1 million in 2015/16, a pointer to…