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Calling all Ethiopian student members

Open-access content Wednesday 27th February 2019 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

The IFoA recently met with the Association of Ethiopian Insurers in Addis Ababa, which will be putting students through the IFoA qualifications.

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The Association would like to be put in contact with other Ethiopian IFoA students around the world to form a support group, buddy system or student community for those working towards becoming an Associate or Fellow. Would you be interested in taking part? 

If you want to find out more, please contact our dedicated Africa team by emailing [email protected]

This article appeared in our March 2019 issue of The Actuary .
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