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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, with its huge manufacturing sector, is the world’s largest consumer of all kinds of base metals, as well as the largest producer of metal products. The country also ranks as the biggest producer of iron, aluminium, lead and zinc in the ...
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In the third quarter of 2017 the revenue of the ferrous metal smelting and pressing sector marked an increase of 14.6% y/y, reaching RMB 1.8bn. Steel prices continued to rise, as a result of the tightening supply of steel products due to the ...
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The food and beverage sector does not take a significant share in Russia’s economy, generating just 1.9% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employing 1.7% of the total workforce in 2016. The sector’s gross value added ...
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The third quarter of 2017 recorded a stable growth in the sales and output of motor vehicles, a more intense competition between major players, leading to lower prices and profit declines y/y. Imports grew faster compared to exports, showing a growth ...
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The sales revenue of China’s car parts sector is estimated to have reached RMB 3,456bn in 2016 – an increase of 7.6% y/y over 2015 – according to the latest annual growth estimates by the China Association of Automobile ...
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The third quarter of 2017 saw a continuous growth of China’s insurance sector, amid fears that tightened government supervision and regulatory framework would affect the sector’s performance during the quarter. Following a 6.4% y/y ...
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The wood and paper sector is one of Brazil’s most competitive industries on an international scale. The main advantages of the country are the abundance of available land, the favourable soil and climatic conditions and the high forest ...
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Construction has always been a favoured tool of the Chinese authorities to stimulate the economy - its development closely reflects that of GDP. After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, a government stimulus package of RMB 4tn was used for ...
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Mexico is a regional leader in electric power generation. Since 2013, when the energy reform was introduced, Mexico is undergoing a major energy transformation. It featured the introduction of a wholesale electricity market, and enabling private ...
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In the period July-August 2017 the revenue of the ferrous metal smelting and pressing sector increased by 18% y/y to RMB 1.2bn. Steel prices continued to rise amid stable demand for steel products in China. The positive performance of the automotive ...
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