Invest Africa announces S-RM as strategic partner for 2024
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Invest Africa, a leading business platform promoting trade and investment in Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with global corporate intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy, S-RM.
The combination of S-RM’s intelligence and strategic support with Invest Africa’s well-established network will help business leaders and investors in their critical decision-making and, ultimately, provide them with the confidence to navigate risk and build resilient businesses on the continent.
The increasing reliance on digital technologies in Africa – and the evolving regulatory, business, political, ESG (environmental, social and governance) and cyber threat landscapes – underscore the importance of actionable intelligence and cyber resilience in driving sustainable economic growth. As the trusted entry point to business in Africa, Invest Africa will benefit from S-RM’s rapid and carefully sourced insights on integrity and operational risks to navigate business decisions and policies.
The one-year partnership will involve a programme of activities to meet S-RM’s key objectives on the continent and across the globe. Initiatives include Invest Africa’s 11th Annual Mining Series in Cape Town, where S-RM will be profiled as the company’s strategic intelligence partner. S-RM’s focus for the collaboration is to provide Invest Africa’s member network with industry-leading intelligence, resilience and response solutions.
Having retained a permanent presence on the African continent for nearly two decades, and with over 50 practitioners currently on the ground, S-RM is well positioned to support Invest Africa’s members in all their Africa-related decision-making.
Chantelé Carrington, CEO of Invest Africa, says: “In a world that is growing increasingly complex and interlinked, investors must navigate a kaleidoscope of intertwined political, economic and environmental risks, creating a dynamic and multifaceted challenge for those doing business in Africa and beyond. We are pleased to partner with S-RM to provide rapid on-the-ground intelligence to our network, and to support our overarching mission to play a central and influential role in Africa’s socio-economic growth.”
Adds Ian Massey, head of Corporate Intelligence: EMEA at S-RM, “Supporting investment across Africa has been central to S-RM’s story over the last two decades. Many of the company’s early projects involved advising clients investing or establishing operations on the continent, and since then our team has built a strong reputation for Africa-focused work.
“In today’s world, risk convergence continues to accelerate for business leaders across the (geo)political, integrity, ESG, cyber and reputational spectrums, and S-RM is excited to partner with Invest Africa to help investors unlock opportunities across Africa.”
