Date: October 14, 2024 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Location: Cairo, Egypt The session titled “The Role of Insurance in Advancing Financial Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Africa” took place in Cairo on October 14, 2024. This significant event brought together industry leaders to explore innovative solutions to the challenges facing Africa's agricultural sector. The panel included distinguished speakers: Florence Boupda, Global Banking and Insurance Manager at IFC; Dr. Islam Azzam, Vice Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt; Dr. Corneille Karekezi, CEO of

GIIF January Newsletter 2024 features team news, events, blogs, highlights, and interviews.

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The document provides an extensive overview of the collaborative efforts between the Advisory and Investment teams at IFC, emphasizing their support for innovative agricultural insurance initiatives in developing countries. It delves into the transformative impact of these initiatives, beginning with the initial backing of Kilimo Salama in Kenya, followed by the scaling-up phase and IFC's 2024 investment in Pula. Through interviews with key figures like Florence P. Boupda, Fatou Assah, and Zeeshan Vazeer, the document highlights the strategic role of advisory services in identifying clients

When women in agriculture and agribusiness have access to the right resources, entire communities thrive. Across the globe, women farmers and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector share a deep desire to uplift their families and enhance their livelihoods. They aspire for opportunities that can transform their dreams into reality, a key one among others being access to essential financial services like agricultural insurance. As we celebrate Women's Month, we explore a collection of articles and stories of women who have directly benefited from GIIF's programs, showcasing their

A newly designed product detail brochure for Earthquake Index Insurance (EQII) is available for digital viewing. Since 2014, PT Reasuransi MAIPARK and GIIF have been developing EQII, a new insurance product that triggers an automatic payout based on pre-determined earthquake parameters. EQII is designed to protect the lending portfolios of banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) from liquidity crises in the aftermath of an earthquake. The intended insured party of this product is a bank/MFI. Also available in Bahasa Indonesia.

GIIF October Newsletter in 2023 features team news, events, blogs, highlights, and interviews.

A delegation from the Philippine Government visited Madrid, Spain to learn about private-public partnerships in agricultural insurance. The visit aimed to support ongoing reforms in the Philippines and explore the role of the private sector in agricultural insurance. Currently, agricultural insurance in the Philippines is implemented by the public-sector insurer, but only one third of farmers and fisherfolk are insured. The government plans to make major reforms to increase cost-efficiency and value for farmers. The Spanish agricultural insurance scheme, managed by AGROSEGURO, is considered a

We invite you to delve into the insightful symposium on index insurance and disaster risk financing for French-speaking countries, which took place in Dakar, Senegal. This event brought together over 120 participants from 15+ African nations, including experts, representatives, and stakeholders, to discuss innovative financial solutions for enhancing farmers' resilience to climate-related risks. The symposium emphasized the development of accurate index designs, the importance of partnerships between governments and the private sector, and the role of financial institutions in distributing

Bienvenue à Kinshasa ! Le Défi de l'Innovation en Agro-industrie de la RDC est une initiative dédiée à la reconnaissance et au soutien des individus innovants qui façonnent le paysage agroalimentaire en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). La mission est on ne peut plus claire : renforcer l'écosystème agro-industriel congolais et autonomiser les PME et les petits exploitants agricoles, améliorant ainsi leur productivité et leur rentabilité. Après avoir examiné toutes les candidatures, 10 finalistes seront soigneusement sélectionnés et auront l'opportunité de présenter leurs innovations à un