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Economy Banking Featured Finance World

Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors

Expanding funded pensions via auto-enrolment could boost long-term investment and saver security, allowing the EU to address its investment gap. The European Union faces a significant investment gap. Meanwhile, an ageing population is putting pressure on the EU’s predominantly unfunded pension systems. Insurance companies and pension funds sit at the intersection of these challenges: as […]

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Does index insurance really work for smallholder farmers?

Traditional insurance for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is prohibitively expensive. Serving rural and remote areas requires costly on-site visits to assess risks and verify losses. In addition, the information available to insurers about farmers’ practices, and what they are exposed to, is limited, which drives the insurance cost up due to […]