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  • The growing need for common ESG standards and regulations: The case of the Asset Management industry

    • May 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Alaae Sbai
    • Category: Blog Category, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, Funding Trends, North Africa, Sustainable Development
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    The growing need for common ESG standards and regulations

    Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) investing has taken the center stage in finance. Investors have been increasingly pouring money into ESG funds, and asset managers have taken notice and responded to this trend by embracing ESG factors within their strategies to attract more inflows, balancing ESG requirements with traditional risk and reward considerations. Despite a

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  • Microinsurance sector : An overview of the market development and distribution strategies in Africa

    • April 29, 2020
    • Posted by: marketing
    • Category: Africa, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, North Africa, Technology, West Africa
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    Microinsurance sector

    Home to more than 700 million low-income citizens, Africa is considered a major market for micro-financial offerings, including microinsurance. According to the 2018 Landscape of Microinsurance in Africa study conducted by the Micro Insurance Network, only 2% of Africa’s low-income population is currently served by microinsurers. Microinsurance at its core is a type of insurance

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  • Africa amidst the Trade War

    • October 17, 2019
    • Posted by: marketing
    • Category: Africa, Blog Category, East Africa, Economics, Financial Services, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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    Africa amidst the Trade War
    The US-China Trade War has seen two of the world’s largest economies battle each other through increased tariffs, political speeches and propaganda. While the presence of both countries in international cooperation forums, such as the G-20 summit should imply that there is hope for a quick “cease fire”, the current scenario points at a long,
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  • Illicit financial flows from developing countries

    • January 15, 2016
    • Posted by: admin
    • Category: Africa, Financial Services, Worldwide
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    This article will present the key findings of 2015 report about “Illicit financial integrity” prepared by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) -a non-profit, Washington, DC-based research and advisory organization, which produces high-caliber analyses of illicit financial flows, advises developing country governments on effective policy solutions, and promotes pragmatic transparency measures in the international financial system as
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