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Liebe Burger


Liebe is a Senior Research Analyst in the Financial Integrity team. Her work centres on advancing financial inclusion while combatting money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing.

More recently, Liebe has worked as a researcher on the IFAD Remittance Access Initiative, which focuses on removing barriers to remittance access in seven African countries. She is part of the team who engages with various stakeholders to enhance remittance access for rural, low-income households and women in an innovative and risk-proportionate manner.

Liebe’s interests include building a prosperous Africa, digitising financial services, economic recovery post-COVID-19 and fintech in Africa.

Her Masters dissertation focused on the relationship between childcare responsibilities and labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also developed the test bank for the first edition of a new Economics textbook, Mzansinomics, released in 2022.

In her free time, Liebe enjoys spending time with her family, enjoying a well-brewed cup of coffee or exploring a new part of the Mother City.

Qualifications:

  • MCom Economics, University of Stellenbosch
  • BCom Hons in Economics, University of Stellenbosch
  • BCom Economic Sciences, University of Stellenbosch

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Recent Work by Liebe Burger
The new currency in microinsurance: does data access trump client volume?
Lessons from scaling retail health microinsurance in Kenya We’ve all been ther...
Scaling up health microinsurance in Kenya: Insights and opportunities
How can we prevent high healthcare costs and low insurance penetration from driving peo...
Unlocking growth: 3 key opportunities for remittance service providers
Many remittance service providers (RSPs) face a tough balancing act; they’re trying to innovate and grow, but it feels like they’re driving wit...
The Remittance Innovation Toolkit: Guidance on improving access to remittances
There’s no disputing the contribution of migrant remittances to the economic well-being of friends and family back hom...
Remittances, a vital contributor to the SDGs
Remittances are a valuable lifeline for Africans, with over USD 100 billion flowing into the continent annually from a m...
An assessment of customer due diligence and identity regulatory frameworks
Innovation opportunities for enhanced remittance access...