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Zimbabwe – should you be investing?

02 May 2018 | Investments

Zimbabwe’s political landscape has seemingly changed for the better after the resignation of President Robert Mugabe in November 2017. The interim president, Emmerson Mnangwaga, has come across as a more investor friendly leader than his predecessor. For one, the indigenisation policy of 51% local ownership for companies has been scrapped for all sectors except for diamond and platinum mining. Further to this, what it means to be ‘Zimbabwean’ has changed from being an indigenous Zimbabwean to being a citizen of Zimbabwe. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has also created the Zimbabwe Portfolio Investment Fund which is aimed at facilitating repatriation of the sale proceeds and dividends of securities-related transactions to encourage new investors into the stock market.

Masawara Insurance Group drives digital strategy with SSP Pure Insurance

12 September 2017 | General

Insurance technology specialist SSP has signed a new deal with the Masawara Group of insurance companies. The deal has seen SSP Pure Insurance deployed across Botswana Insurance Company Limited, Lion Assurance Company Limited and Zimnat Lion Insurance Company Limited in multiple African territories, all of which are now live.

Africa: The summer of living dangerously

02 August 2017 | General

Over a nine day span, from July 30th to August 8th, no fewer than five sub-Saharan African countries will hold nationwide elections.

Political uncertainty leads to drop in M&A deals in Africa this quarter

25 July 2017 | General

Baker McKenzie’s latest quarterly Cross-border M&A Index shows that there were 17 inbound M&A deals in Africa in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017. The 17 inbound deals reflect a 48% drop from 33 deals in Q2 2016. On a quarter-by-quarter basis, inbound deal volume also dropped - by 45% - from 31 deals in Q1 2017.

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