
Geopolitical conflict | South African insurers urged to reassess exposure
An interconnected conflict environment is driving risks, with local insurers advised to review policy wording, reinsurance arrangements, and portfolio concentrations.

An interconnected conflict environment is driving risks, with local insurers advised to review policy wording, reinsurance arrangements, and portfolio concentrations.

Businesses and travellers should review how war exclusions, sanctions clauses, and territorial limits may affect cover, says PSG.

For investors, geopolitics is no longer background noise. It is a core driver of supply chains, inflation, and sovereign risk premia, says Momentum’s Sanisha Packirisamy.

Behind the viral humour lies a deeper story about geopolitics, energy risk and why disciplined, diversified investing could define returns as markets head into a potentially “Goldilocks” 2026.

The ratings agency says long-awaited reforms could finally lift South Africa onto a firmer growth path, with momentum expected to build steadily from 2026.

The price of gold has risen amid geopolitical tensions and buying by central banks, decoupling from traditional indicators such as TIPS and ETFs.

The war in Ukraine is having a significant effect on inflation and activity in the world economy as commodity prices have soared and supply chains have been disrupted. Inflation in the G7 was […]