A recent announcement about low cost shack insurance plans for informal settlement dwellers has raised hopes that other financial services may soon follow suit.
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Economic Update | Bridging the Divide
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Co-operating Council
22 Jul 2010
As 2005 came to an end, an armada of rulers, ministers and aides arrived in the UAE to discuss the political and economic future of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Economic Update | From BEE to FDI
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry released the long awaited second phase of its Black Economic Empowerment codes of good practice in mid-December.
Economic Update | Unleaded Oil Shock
22 Jul 2010
A shortage of both aviation fuel and petrol has left planes grounded and cars queuing at the pump on the eve of South Africa's Christmas mass migration to the coast.
Economic Update | High-Speed Connection
22 Jul 2010
The controversial plan to build a high-speed train link between Johannesburg and Pretoria was finally approved last week, after months of wrangling.
Economic Update | The Cost of AIDS
22 Jul 2010
Despite seeing significant economic growth and foreign investment, southern Africa is also often thought of as the epicentre of the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
