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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.
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Construction is one of the main economic sectors of Argentina, accounting for 4.7% of the country’s GDP, 1.4% of total FDI inflows and 5.9% of formal employment in 2015. However, even this considerably underestimates the social importance of ...
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China is the world’s second-largest retail market and a global leader in e-commerce. Despite the slowdown of China’s economy, the sector offers bright prospects, particularly due to the rising spending power of Chinese consumers. In the ...
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Thailand is the second-largest pharmaceutical market in South East Asia, with sales of THB 152.9bn in 2015. The pharmaceutical industry specialises in generic drug production and this is the largest segment on the market. Spending on health is ...
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China is the world’s largest manufacturer of rubber products, including tyres, in which it has held the world’s top position since 2006, followed by the United States and Japan. The development of China’s automotive, construction, ...
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Between 2010 and 2012, the production value of the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector expanded at a CAGR of 5.7%. Thereafter, growth dropped to an annual average rate of 1.5% between 2013 and 2015. According to the Ministry of Agriculture ...
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Despite suffering the lowest investment growth for the last eight years, in 2016, the real estate sector in China still offers opportunities for investment. With the policy instruments introduced in the first three months of 2016, the sector has ...
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The mining and quarrying sector’s gross output, which includes the extraction of oil and natural gas, accounted for 0.6% of the total gross output of the Czech economy in 2015, significantly down from its share of 1% in 2011. At the same time, ...
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Colombia’s banking sector, comprising commercial banks, financial corporations, financing companies and financial cooperatives, has proved resilient to the economic slowdown the country has suffered since 2014. Despite the challenges faced by ...
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By the end of 2016 there were 163 insurance institutions operating in the People’s Republic of China, of which roughly 30% were foreign-funded or joint ventures. Traditional insurance subsectors such as life insurance and property insurance are ...
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