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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.
The revenue of China’s food sector in the second quarter of 2018 dropped by 24.8% y/y to RMB 469.4bn, mainly due to decreased prices of meat and refined edible vegetable oil. Meat prices in Q2 2018 slid by 6.6% y/y because of a decline in pork ...
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The Colombian automotive sector is highly skewed towards the production of motorcycles. As motorcycles are the preferred mode of transport of the population, the country has emerged as the second-largest producer of two-wheel motor vehicles in South ...
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The second quarter of 2018 witnessed a continuous growth of China’s healthcare sector. The growth was attributed to increasing demand for quality healthcare, stimulated by the country’s strong economic performance, rising incomes, ...
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The revenue of China’s beverage sector continued to decline in the second quarter of 2018, mainly due to decreased sales of soft drinks and baijiu. Beverage retail sales dropped by 12.3% y/y to RMB 50bn in Q2 2018. Baijiu sales volume plunged ...
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Colombia’s economy is largely dependent on the exploration of hydrocarbon resources. The sector is traditionally the leading recipient of foreign direct investment, with a share of 22.5% of total inflow to the country in 2017. It is also the ...
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Demand in the Malaysian Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sector has been growing rapidly over the last few years as Malaysians have become more affluent and demanding with their healthcare needs. The aging population has also been seeing higher ...
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The gross value added (GVA) of the Polish construction sector constituted 6.4% of GDP in 2016. Specialised construction activities accounted for 42.6% of the total construction output, followed by construction of buildings (33.2%) and civil ...
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India’s infrastructure sector grew exponentially between FY2013 and FY2017, primarily due to the government’s focus on sector development. The infrastructure sector struggles with complex regulations that the government has recently tried ...
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India is the second-largest producer and consumer of cement in the world after China, with 451mn tonnes per year (tpa) of cement production capacity as of March 31, 2018. India’s cement production is mostly dependent on residential and ...
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Between 2008 and 2017, Brazil’s oil output expanded at a strong CAGR of 4.2%, outperforming most of the top ten largest crude producers in the world. As a result, in 2017, the country ranked 10th globally in terms of production volume with a 3% ...
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