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INTO AFRICA November 2017 Edition: Islamic Finance: Africa’s New Momentum

Welcome to the November 2017 edition of INTO AFRICA, a publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging capital markets. As the global business environment adapts to the new normal and the implications of a post-oil economy, Africa continues to be an increasingly important component of global growth. In particular, the expansion of Islamic ﬁnance in Africa is providing new growth opportunities and propelling faster trade and economic growth in the continent. Against this dynamic backdrop,…

INTO AFRICA October 2017 Edition: Mind the Gap – Risk in Africa

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Welcome to the October 2017 edition of INTO AFRICA, a publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging capital markets. This edition looks at challenges and risks in Africa and its title: Mind The Gap: Risk In Africa. Over the past few years, African economies have increasingly an essential part of any expansion strategy as corporate leaders and fund managers under constant pressure to maximize returns and put capital to work. Although African markets offer a…

INTO AFRICA September 2017 Edition: Taking Stock towards Africa’s Recovery

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Welcome to the September 2017 edition of INTO AFRICA, a publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging capital markets. This edition reviews Africa’s economies in the first half of 2017 and is aptly timed as it coincides with a recovery in fortunes for the African largest economies – South Africa and Nigeria – hence its title: Taking Stock towards Africa’s Recovery. The year 2016 was a difficult year for many countries, with the sub-Saharan Africa…

INTO AFRICA August 2017 Edition: Delivering Value via African Capital Markets

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Welcome to the August edition of INTO AFRICA, the publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging markets. This month edition focuses on Capital Markets in Africa and titled: Delivering Values via African Capital Markets. The capital market is one of the key components of the engine of a modern economy, as it mobilises and pools savings from the public and efficiently channels them into business investments. It also helps…

INTO AFRICA July 2017 Edition: Navigating African Legal Landscapes

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Welcome to the July edition of INTO AFRICA, the publication with fresh insight into Africa’s Emerging capital markets. This month we take a look at investment in Africa with a focus on laws and regulations for private and foreign investments across African countries (from Southern Africa to North Africa and East Africa to West Africa as well as Mid Africa regions) and titled: Navigating African Legal Landscapes. Economic recession in Africa,…

INTO AFRICA June 2017 Edition: Trade Finance Africa’s Growth Enabler

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Welcome to the June edition of INTO AFRICA, the publication with fresh insight into Africa’s Emerging capital markets. This edition focuses on the Insurance sector and is titled: Trade Finance: Africa’s Growth Enabler. Please download by clicking: INTO AFRICA PUBLICATION: JUNE 2017 EDITION. African economies face challenges in the area of trade, both in terms of trade between African countries and trade with non-African countries. The problems are so significant that Africa’s…

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…

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