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- Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF) and APA Insurance have partnered with a consortium of local insurance innovators to provide affordable and relevant primary healthcare insurance to under-served Kenyans.
- The consortium made up of three BimaLab participants, Paa Insurance Agency, Emerging Markets and Democrance, supported by Illara Health, will build cutting-edge solutions for a market that continues to be neglected by mainstream insurance providers.
- Paa Insurance Agency; an inclusive insurance distribution specialist, Emerging Markets; a research and design consultancy firm, Ilara Health; a network of primary healthcare facilities, Democrance; a SaaS plug-and-play insurance technology provider are part of BimaLab, an insurtech accelerator by FSD Africa for innovators working together to create the future of insurance in Africa.
Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF) and APA Insurance have partnered with a consortium of Kenyan-based insurance innovators to provide affordable and relevant primary healthcare insurance services to under-served Kenyans, an innovative designed with a …
According to the EIU graphic, much of the external debt stock of African countries consists of public medium- and long-term borrowings. This form of borrowing has been on the rise since 2000.
Private medium- and long-term debt stock in Africa has also been on the increase but not at the same scale and magnitude as the public debt. In short, governments, through their finance ministries, have been on a borrowing binge since 2000, whereas the private sector has marginally increased its borrowings in United States-denominated debt.
The increased levels of borrowing in hard currency badly expose governments to movements in interest rates and exchange rates. South Africa has the most external debt exposure of any country in Africa, followed by Egypt and Nigeria. With these facts in mind, it is no surprise to how much the Rand, the South African currency unit, has depreciated against the dollar.…
In terms of the economic outlook for India, opinions are divided given the headwinds facing the global economy presently, like the cost-push inflation from increases in food prices and soaring energy costs brought on by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Deloitte, the global consulting and accounting firm, is optimistic about the economic growth prospects of India. It is projected that the Asian country will remain the fastest growing economy in the world, with growth projected to come in at between 7.1% to 7.6% in the years 2022 to 2023 and 6% to 6.7% in the years 2023 to 2024.
How has India managed to bullet-proof its economy to the extent that it has managed to register economic growth within a context of slowing global economic growth? According to Deloitte, India is primarily a domestic demand-driven economy, with consumption and investments contributing to 70% of the economic activity.
According to the Reserve Bank …
Emerging markets have become an asset class which investors need to consider to optimize their portfolios. In 2000 investment flows into the 30 markets characterized as emerging markets were at least US$ 250 billion. Institutional investors have been cited by Africa’s largest banking groups as a critical component of the development of these emerging markets especially in terms of infrastructure development and funding. Investment in emerging markets has been driven primarily by the sluggish growth of the US and other advanced economies. These economies characterized as emerging economies have recorded impressive growth rates in their respective GDPs however deploying capital in them can be lucrative but also poses significant risks. One of the most poignant cases in point is that of Russia which is counted among the BRICS countries or emerging markets has in the space of being an investment darling to and investment pariah. The value of the currency
Many, if not all, emerging markets have relaxed the regulations and restrictions related to FDI to encourage global investors to the continent.
The Business Insights on Emerging Markets 2021 also reported that the foreign direct investment in the emerging markets jumped from 15 per cent to 46 per cent over the last two decades.
The wave of technological advancements integrated with digitalization has captivated the globe and benefited the global economy in many unexpected ways. Developing countries in Africa need to embrace the fast pace technological revolution, which shall revamp the markets in the continent.
Emerging markets have been very active in creating the digital infrastructure for technological innovations accelerated by the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic.…