AFRICA
Alexander Forbes social impact as it ’ s cool for them to talk to their friends and their communities around what the company ’ s doing ,” he says .
“ We have accelerated our engagement around social initiatives and embedded this through to our business model . We are also engaging much more with universities and have developed a graduate development programme in collaboration with a number of leading universities . We are also stepping up what we do in our communities much more actively than we ’ ve ever done before .
Whilst Africa continues to be a growing continent in terms of GDP growth , the discussion around financial awareness , as well as various financial products and solutions , remains an essential area of focus for Alexander Forbes in its ambition to remain a leader in the African financial services market .
“ The business is on a transformation journey and we ’ re on that journey to build a leading pan-African business ,” concludes Darfoor .
“ We believe technology is a key component but , ultimately , we ’ re trying to change behaviours to ensure more people can retire with dignity .”
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