The GSB scoops prestigious new ranking
October 15, 2015
Africa’s top business school, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) has been awarded a place on the Top 40 2015 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking – making it the only business school on…
Allianz’s specialist insurer, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa has announced Nobuhle Nkosi (32) as the Head of Financial Lines in Africa. She joined AGCS Africa in 2013 as a Senior Underwriter within Financial…
Africa 2020 presents exciting opportunities for asset managers
October 13, 2015
New research from PwC projects that traditional assets under management (AuM) in 12 markets across Africa will rise to around $1,098 billion by 2020, from a 2008 total of $293b. This represents a compound annual…
Seamless risk protection for mega-projects: Tanzania
October 13, 2015
These are all good catalysts for increasing Tanzania’s lure as an investment destination. Furthermore, international donor and foreign direct investors are paying growing attention to Tanzania
SA ranks 96 out of 157 for economic freedom
October 9, 2015
Despite the evidence reflected in the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) and other reports that high levels of government involvement in economies of countries is detrimental to economic growth, the SA government continues on…
South Africa has retained its position in the 2015 Ibrahim Index on Africa Governance. In the 2015 Index, South Africa has retained its rank of 4 of 54 countries assessed in the Index. This follows…
Factors attracting Africa’s millionaires to South Africa
October 5, 2015
Over the last three years, South Africa has experienced inauspicious economic activity which saw subdued Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, unstable currency and stagnant unemployment. In 2015, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and ratings…
More than a third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East have experienced a material or significantly disruptive loss relating to a data breach