Africa
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Will Rhode to lead new ESG Practice in EMEA
He was previously a partner at EY in the Financial Services Strategy & Transactions team, and the Global Private Equity ESG leader
Zurich reports ‘record’ life business operating profit in H1
Life business growth was primarily driven by the EMEA region
South Africa’s ‘much debated’ amendments to company beneficial interest law go live
Subject of much debate were those amendments aimed at promoting greater transparency
Reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks opens office in Dubai IFC
ASR has written business across 14 countries in the Middle East and 49 African countries
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX buys Dubai-based BitOasis
* Dubai-based BitOasis has already acquired a license to act as a broker-dealer in Bahrain.
* CoinDCX is among the most prominent crypto exchanges in India, with a user base of over 15m