West Africa
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African states amend private public partnership rules
A number of African states, including Benin, Mali and Tunisia, have amended their public-private partnership (PPP) rules, according to lawyers…
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Ghana: the latest African country to suffer a negative outlook from rating agencies
Good economic governance will be the key to success after Ghana's disclosure of unreported expenditure and the resulting failure to…
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RSA expands global network coverage in Africa
International insurer RSA has extended an existing partnership with the Africa-based insurance network, Globus, to service multinational customers in five…
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Insurers set to benefit from new Francophone Africa fund
Francophone Africa is set to get a boost for its financial sector, as a new financial fund is established. Created…
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Atradius reveals world’s top emerging markets
Ivory Coast is among the global leading emerging market economies (EMEs) to watch, according to trade credit insurer Atradius.…
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French risk managers continue support of African colleagues
French risk management association AMRAE continues its investment in support of the growing French-speaking Africa risk management community as it…
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Changing CIMA regulations expected to spark wave of mergers, acquisitions
A large wave of mergers and acquisitions is expected across the French Africa region, following the recent reforms under…
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Growing African population set to deliver challenges to agriculture sector
The need for food across Africa is set to increase rapidly as the population expands. As Prince Cookey reports from…
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Atradius reveals world’s top emerging markets
Ivory Coast is among the global leading emerging market economies (EMEs) to watch, according to trade credit insurer Atradius, which…
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Africa Re supports major agricultural insurance project in Senegal
Africa Re has added its support to a project to lead the reinsurance programme of 40,000 cotton and maize farmers…
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Maritime kidnaps rise to 10-year high
Global piracy levels fell to an 18-year low in 2016, but figures from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reveal…
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Tough times predicted to continue as S&P Global Ratings publishes Sub Saharan Africa sovereign rating trends 2017
S&P Global Ratings expects economic conditions for SSA economies to remain challenging in 2017, partially because of the region's high…
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Nigerian oil sector suffers from security issues, regulation and weak infrastructure
Risk managers need to keep their eye on oil prices as the Nigerian oil and gas sector continues to suffer…
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Nigerian insurers need to win consumer trust to counter difficult market
Declining premiums but rising claims costs are hitting the Nigerian insurance sector hard, delegates heard at the Business Journal Insurance…
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Is insuring loss of power in Africa viable?
Estimates suggest that of the 1.2 billion people in the world who do not have access to electricity, half live…
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Many different challenges threaten marine markets across Africa
Many of the world’s key shipping routes take vessels around African coasts, so the security of African seas and ports…
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Marine and port risks spike in west Africa
Leading insurers and risk managers around the world are issuing serious warnings to shipowners of the growing piracy and other…
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Rating actions: latest update
The rating agencies have made a number of changes to their views on various African countries recently.
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Ivory Coast outperforming
The past four years have seen massive changes in the Ivory Coast’s economy but a recent vote on a new…
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Yes vote to constitutional changes in Ivory Coast
Electoral officials in Ivory Coast announced on 2 November that the ‘yes’ campaign had won the 31 October referendum on…