Events
Apr
8
Year:
2024
Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector faces numerous climate-related challenges that significantly impact productivity, including droughts, floods, and pest infestations. With 70% of the population relying on agriculture for employment, this sector is crucial to the nation’s economic stability. Addressing these climate challenges is essential for safeguarding livelihoods and boosting agricultural resilience. One promising solution is agricultural insurance. IFC's Initiative on Agricultural Insurance The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with Zimbabwe's Insurance & Pensions
Mar
5
Year:
2024
The Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros (ARSEG) plays a critical role in developing the agricultural insurance market by providing an enabling environment for private-sector investment in Angola. IFC is supporting ARSEG in developing an enabling environment for agricultural insurance to promote the resilience of farmers in Angola against the impacts of climate change and increase their financial inclusion. ARSEG keen on a holistic regulatory framework conducive to index insurance innovation, consumer protection and allowing for more sustainable market growth. As first step in
Oct
23
Year:
2023
The International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2023 was scheduled to occur from October 23 to October 27, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. The event, hosted by the National Insurance Commission of Ghana (NIC), the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), and the Insurance Brokers Association of Ghana (IBAG) in collaboration with the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network, brought together experts from over 50 countries. Their aim was to discuss and find ways to accelerate growth and economic viability in inclusive insurance, particularly for emerging markets. IFC hosted full session on
Oct
4
Year:
2023
GIIF is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the DRC Agribusiness Innovation Challenge. This initiative was dedicated to recognizing and supporting innovative individuals who are shaping the agri-food landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The mission was crystal clear: to strengthen the Congolese agro-industrial ecosystem and empower SMEs and smallholder farmers, thereby enhancing their productivity and profitability. After thorough evaluation, we selected 10 finalists who had the opportunity to present their innovations to a distinguished Grand Jury during the DRC
Sep
12
Year:
2023
The Four-Day “Symposium on Index Insurance and Disaster Risk Financing in French-speaking Africa” came to a successful close in Dakar, Senegal this weekend ( September, 12-15). The program, which hosted almost 100 delegates from over 15 countries, was developed and executed by the World Bank’s Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP), supported by the World Bank’s Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) Program. The objective of the program was to initiate knowledge exchange and experience sharing with government officials and related stakeholders on the development and use of
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