Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Money

U.S. Insurer Farmers Insurance Taps Former GEICO Executive to Lead Strategy and Risk

California, March 23, 2026 —Farmers Insurance has made a significant leadership move, bringing in a seasoned property and casualty veteran to steer its strategic direction and risk management under...

Gold ETF vs. Physical Gold in 2026: Which Actually Protects You from Inflation?

Gold is flashing warning signs right now. As of this writing on March 19, 2026, gold has just...

How to Check Your SASSA Status in 2026 (What Actually Works)

Pretoria,March 19, 2026-Checking your SASSA status should be simple. In practice, many beneficiaries find themselves bouncing between broken...

North America’s Only Cobalt Sulfate Refinery Moves Closer to Production

Ontario, March 19 -Deep in northern Ontario, roughly 600 kilometres from Toronto, a construction project is unfolding that could...

The Strait Is Shut. Your Freight Bill Is Next

DUBAI— March 9, 2026: The Dow dropped 800 points this morning. Oil hit $119 a barrel overnight. But for...

AfCFTA is Now Operational: What to Expect in the First Few Months

By Pomy Ketema, Counsel, Baker McKenzie, New York The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the largest...

Investing in transport: How can we help countries make better-informed decisions?

Authors: Nancy Vandycke and Marcela Silva, South Africa has made significant progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But...

South Africa – Import Requirements and Documentation

South Africa has a complex import process. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) defines approximately 90,000 product tariff codes...

Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports

Sub-Saharan Africa’s spiraling food import bill—which stood at $43 billion in 2019—has attracted mounting attention as a worrisome trend....

Addressing supply chain disruption and compliance in the IMT sector in Africa

Industrials, manufacturing and transportation (IMT) companies have some of the most complex supply chains of any sector and have...

Covid-19 and Egyptian insurance: why are insurers cautiously optimistic about the future?

The difficult economic environment caused by Covid-19 has led to a reduction in demand for insurance throughout the country,...

US-Africa trade relations: Why is AGOA better than a bilateral free trade agreement?

Consultant, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Group - World BankSenior Research Fellow, Development Policy Research Unit - University of...

Research points to low risk for Covid-19 transmission inflight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of COVID-19 Transmission Inflight with an updated tally of...

UN raises concerns over food loss, waste

The UN has observed an increase in food loss and waste as a result of movement and transport restrictions...

Transition Towards Green Compliant Ship Recycling Facilities in South Africa

Growing environmental and labour concerns in the global ship breaking industry present a desperate need for green compliant ship...

Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

Tax abuse, money laundering and corruption, plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching...

Connecting people with finance: new digital core in banks

By Vincent Chen In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the...

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