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A Stretch for Medical Schemes – Pro-active steps by Board of Trustees of Medical Schemes in South Africa
9th April 2020 Medical schemes, in terms of Regulation 29 of the Medical Schemes Act, 1998, as amended (MSA), are required to maintain a minimum of 25% of the... →
Integrating ‘anticipatory action’ in disaster risk management
7th April 2020 Anticipatory action’ (AA) encompasses a set of planned and pre-financed measures taken when a disaster is imminent, prior to a shock or before... →
Standard Bank meeting all capital and liquidity requirements 
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2020 Capital and liquidity requirements across all the markets in which it operates are continuing to be met, Standard Bank Group FD Dr Arno Daehnke... →
Covid-19 As A Project To Be Managed?
20th March 2020 Over the last few days, we have been inundated with information. This, of course, fuelled by panic in the absence of vetting sources of... →
Covid-19 presents ‘clear and present danger’ to South African economy 
By: Simone Liedtke 16th March 2020 Market trends and other economic data confirm that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic now poses “a clear and present danger” to the South African... →
Standard Bank issues inaugural green bond
2nd March 2020 Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance... →
African countries aren't getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment
24th February 2020 Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and... →
Do the African Union’s annual themes deliver?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th February 2020 How effective is the African Union’s (AU) policy of choosing a theme each year to drive its agenda across the continent? In 2019 the theme was... →
