On 24 and 25 May 2017, insurance supervisory authorities, insurance practitioners, policymakers and development partners gathered in Kampala, Uganda, for the 10th Consultative Forum to discuss how to scale up agricultural index insurance for smallholder farmers. The...
Nairobi, Monday 17th July 2017 – Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have entered into a partnership to implement the ‘Deepening Financial Inclusion Using Evidence Based Decision Making’...
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION Nairobi, 9th May 2017 – Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) and KfW Development Bank announce that they have agreed terms under which FSD Africa will invest £15.3 million in the African Local Currency Bond Fund...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), insurance markets are yet to fully develop. Despite a population of over 1 billion people, there are only an estimated 60 million risks covered and total premiums for life and non-life insurance accounted for only 1.4% of the global insurance...
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations are complex issues that require concerted action across all market participants; including banks, supervisory authorities, payment schemes and the international community. They all have a role to play...
Nairobi, Friday 31st March 2017 – The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in conjunction with the FMO – Dutch Development Bank and the International...
Over the last decade, insurance markets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have grown from 4.5 million risks covered to more than 60 million risks covered today. However, according to a report published today by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in partnership with...
Leasing sectors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are active, but rarely offer products to farmers or small and medium enterprises involved in agriculture, according to a new report published today by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in partnership with Nathan...
Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is reducing, but the concentration of extreme poverty in fragile states is likely to increase, according to a new report published today by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa in partnership with Mercy Corps. The report concludes...
East Africa is emerging as a hub for crowdfunding. However, there are no specific, bespoke regulations, or policies governing crowdfunding in East or South Africa, according to a new report published today by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in...
