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Thursday 28 August 2025
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News Fitch Affirms Nigeria at 'BB-'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB-' and 'BB' respectively with a Stable Outlook. The agency has also affirmed Nigeria's Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'B'. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'BB-'.
Note Institutional investors around the globe say market volatility is here to stay according to a NGAM survey
Below are highlights of a survey of 482 institutional investors around the globe by NGAM, one of the 15 largest asset managers in the world based on assets under management, which was released on September 25, 2012 by NGAM's Durable Portfolio Construction Research Center.
Note Huge private protection gap among European consumers: Life insurance products should become more attractive, more affordable and easier to understand
Swiss Re will today publish the European Insurance Report 2012 highlighting potential gaps between the insurance industry's product offerings and current consumer demand.
Note The scale of longevity risk is too vast for insurers alone without the development of a capital market!
A liquid capital market in longevity risk can ensure long-term funding of people's longer lives, says Swiss Re's newest publication, A mature market: Building a capital market for longevity risk.
Note Fitch Affirms Ghana at 'B+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ghana's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'B+' with a Stable Outlook and Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'B'. The agency has also affirmed the Country Ceiling at 'B+'.