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A guide to where the biggest risks lie as lockdowns ease

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Pension Funds take a hit

There is need to watch out for any style shift that may increase the risk attributes of pension fund portfolio structure.

The Covid crisis and the Oceans

The crisis we are going through, and more particularly the widespread lockdown episode imposed on nearly half of humanity, has shown how much human activity weighs on our planet and the oceans in particular. On the occasion of World Oceans Day, on 8 June,

How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting on the global economy?

Will the economic reality reflect the gloomy picture painted by numerous surveys? Early data suggests that the decline in activity has indeed been sharp.

Africa's biggest bank expects profits to fall by a fifth due to Covid-19

Johannesburg-based First Rand says it expects 'materially higher' credit impairment charge to weaken bottom line

What is Africa’s future after pandemic?

With a large informal sector, issues like social protection for the vulnerable has never featured in policy frameworks but the pandemic has forced it into a top policy consideration.

How COVID-19 and low yield affect Nigeria’s pension funds

Covid-19 and low yield are conniving to rub pension fund managers of a chest-beating performance, and the pension fund investors of blissful retirement.

How prepared is SA’s financial system for COVID-19 shocks?

The financial sector is made more resilient by more constrained levels of risk taking in recent years, as reflected by muted credit growth, equity price growth and housing price growth

COVID-19: Dealing with challenging times in Nigeria’s banking sector

Wigwe said he had ensured that all employees of Diamond Bank were integrated into Access.

Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19

Why the new work from home paradigm brought about by the pandemic has given rise to a new set of challenges for businesses

How Covid-19 will impact African economy

For Africa’s economies, the implications of these challenges are far-reaching.

Concern in South Africa as job losses pile up

This online survey of 1,005 adults in South Africa was conducted on 4 – 11 May, 2020

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic On The South African Financial Regulatory Landscape

The most notable regulatory interventions by the SARB were measures to increase banks’ supply of loanable funds

Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials

So far one vaccine trial has begun in South Africa - and one is one waiting approval in Kenya.

East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months

Uganda has added $540.2 million to its debt load, while Rwanda has borrowed $223.65 million.

IMF demands better use of ‘new’ funds from Kenya

The Kenyan government has also mobilised about $20 million from private sector firms and rich individuals through the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund.

Standard Chartered donates USD11,8m for immediate COVID-19 relief efforts across Africa and the Middle East

The donations will contribute to programmes providing urgent medical support and the protection and education of vulnerable children

South Africa opens new coronavirus loan scheme – what you need to know

Treasury said that government and commercial banks are sharing the risks of these loans.

Investment banks, CMA pledge Ksh.30million for Covid-19 fund

The contribution to Kenya’s Covid-19 fund comes on the backdrop of measures to enable continuity of markets amidst disruptions caused by the pandemic

Joint Medical Store from Uganda inaugurates Standard Chartered’s US$1 billion financing programme to help tackle Covid-19

Ugandan NGO coverts facilities to help fight the virus