Feb 22, 2021
Dear Readers,
More than a year since Africa recorded its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 virus in Egypt on 14th February 2020, and there remains uncertainty around the pathways of the pandemic…
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Sep 23, 2020
Dear Readers,
I hope this message finds you well. It is an honour for me to assume the role of the Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership Coordinator having been involved in the…
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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…
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…