May 26, 2020
South Africa has a relatively high insurance penetration rate when compared to its emerging market counterparts and in relation to the sizes of their economies. This emerged following the release of…
Long-Term Finance and Capital Markets Pension Funds Housing Finance Africa Long Term Finance Initiative (ALTFI) Financial Inclusion Insurance
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May 04, 2020
How synthetic local currency bonds can transfer FX risk efficiently
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This article discusses a novel structure, which allows to transfer currency risk from African borrowers to the…
Apr 21, 2020
De-risking is the decision to terminate a business relationship when the customer risk is considered more sensitive. This term is frequently used to refer to the withdrawal of international banks…
Sep 10, 2019
In the first blog for Making Finance Work for Africa, Stephan Wolf, CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) discusses how African economies could benefit from adopting the…
Sep 02, 2019
According to the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA)[1] 2017 annual report, Africa’s annual infrastructure financing need is estimated at between USD 130 and USD 170 billion, with a deficit…
Jul 12, 2019
Infrastructure is one of the most important drivers of economic growth and reaps numerous socioeconomic benefits. In 2018, a report published by the Boston Consulting Group and Africa Finance…
Jan 22, 2019
Dear readers,
On behalf of the entire Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) team, we would like to wish you all a happy and prosperous new year 2019. We would like to take this opportunity to…