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Emerging Opportunities in Africa Capital Markets and Trade Finance

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Africa trade finance has been neglected as an asset class, because the yields have been modest relative to African sovereign bond markets and because investors had been attracted to the high beta African investments, like the local currency bonds. The volatility and recent sell-off in EM hard-currency and local-currency bonds in 2018 has changed investors’ appetite significantly. EM fixed income investors are changing their preference towards low beta and…

Africa’s Insurance Market: Where is the Boom?

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – By global standards, Africa’s insurance market remains relatively underdeveloped, accounting for just under 1.2% (0.06 trillion USD) of insurance premiums written globally in 2017. Insurance penetration rates averaged 2.77% in 2016, compared to global averages of 6.28%. Penetration rates in some of the more developed markets such as Cayman Islands topped 22.60% and the UK 10.16%, while the least developed markets such as Nigeria were as low as 0.27%….

Nigerian Insurance Industry: Overview, Challenges and Opportunities

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Despite the lingering apathy for Insurance by the Nigerian populace, driven largely by cultural & religious beliefs, the Industry remains resilient, recording a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2% in gross premium Income (GPI) since 2012. In 2016, the Industry’s GPI grew by an estimated 10% to ₦356 billion[1]. Growth was upheld by the enforcement of compulsory insurance policies, particularly in the group life and motor insurance business lines. However, the Industry’s performance was…