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The Banking & Insurance sector – often referred to as the lifeblood of the real economy – is of vital importance in the modern credit-driven economic growth model. Among its functions are intermediation between savers and borrowers, ensuring funds are allocated efficiently; support of payment and settlement systems that facilitate trade and international economic relations; and provision of various products that mitigate risk and uncertainty. The accelerating pace of technological change, stricter regulation and shifting consumer habits are reshaping the traditional banking model and pushing the sector towards innovation-led growth.
Activities associated with Banking & Insurance are depositary and non-depositary credit intermediation and related activities, investment banking, securities brokerage, commodity contracts dealing and diverse financial investment activities. The sector also includes insurers, re-insurers and insurance brokerages, pension funds, health and welfare funds, monetary authorities, stock exchanges, and collection and credit agencies.
Malaysia has always been regarded as one of the preferred countries for real estate investors due to its investor-friendly policies. However, the property market has been in constant decline since 2012. The construction sector registered ...
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Mexico is one of the world’s largest producers and traders of crude oil and has been dramatically impacted by the slump in international prices, and by the underinvestment of the leading player of the sector, state-run PEMEX. Since ...
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The year 2019 was a challenging one for the global automotive industry, which reported a 5.2% y/y decrease in motor vehicle output, ending ten years of continuous growth. On the one hand, key markets reached maximum automobile ...
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In FY2019, the main growth driver of the Indian motor vehicle industry was a solid increase of domestic demand, which grew at a CAGR of 8.7% between FY2016 and FY2019. Domestic demand accounted for an average 85.6% ...
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The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic situation. After the stagnation witnessed in 2016, the GVA of the transportation sector gradually accelerated, rising by 4.2% ...
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Africa’s renewable energy sector has experienced robust expansion over the past decade, with installed capacity increasing at a CAGR of by 6.6% in 2010–2019, according to data provided by the International Renewable ...
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Turkey’s banking sector is one of the fast-growing segments of the economy. The gross value added (GVA) of the banking and insurance sector grew at a CAGR of nearly 18.7% over the 2015-2019 period, above the 16.3% rate at which the ...
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India’s tourism sector has witnessed remarkable growth over the last couple of decades and has emerged as a key contributor to the country’s economic growth. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), India ...
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Mining in Africa has a long history stretching back over a century, and minerals play a vital role in economies across the continent. Mining and quarrying* (including oil and gas) constitutes over 10% of GDP in over 15 African economies, ...
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Accounting for 3% of total GVA of the economy in 2018, the financial intermediation and insurance sector in Romania is still underdeveloped by EU standards (4.8% for the EU28). The banking sector, which represents about 75% of the financial system, ...
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