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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.
China paper sector’s revenue in Q2 2018 dropped by 7.9% y/y to RMB 373.8bn, due to decreased sales of paper and paper products. In the second quarter of 2018, the sales volume of machine–made paper and paperboard declined by 8.5% y/y to ...
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Argentina is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the ten biggest producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine on a global scale. The food and beverage sector has a key ...
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Construction is the sixth-largest economic sector in Colombia, accounting for 6.8% of the country’s GDP, 3% of total FDI inflow and 6.3% of formal employment in 2017. Over the 2012-2016 period, the construction sector emerged as one of the main ...
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The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic performance. In 2016 and 2017 the GVA of the sector remained almost flat following the slowdown of economic activity in the country. ...
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Investment in China’s real estate sector accelerated in the first quarter of 2017. The value of investment reached RMB 2,129bn, which represented a growth of 10.4% compared to that in the previous quarter. Investment in the residential ...
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The first quarter of 2018 witnessed a continuous growth of China’s healthcare sector, stimulated by government policies and regulations. The country’s total spending on health and family planning reached RMB 442.6bn, up by 7.8% ...
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In the first quarter of 2018, the gross value added of communications equipment manufacturing increased by 14.2% y/y, higher than the 12.5% y/y average growth of the overall electronic manufacturing sector, according to a report released by the ...
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Agriculture is one of the key economic sectors of Mexico, accounting for 3.4% of the country’s GDP, 13.4% of formal employment and 4.6% of national exports in 2017. Moreover, the sector was one of the main driving forces of the economy in 2017, ...
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China’s rubber products sector witnessed a 21.5% y/y decline in sales to RMB 198bn in the first quarter of 2018 on the back of falling production. Sales of the largest subsector – tyres – shrank by 22.4% y/y to RMB 107.8bn, while ...
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The first quarter of 2018 started with significant trade tensions between the US and China, with president Trump increasing import tariffs for steel and aluminium from China and then asking for a USD 100bn cut in the trade surplus with China from ...
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