Banking and insurance

The Indian steel sector is a key pillar of the nation's economy, playing a vital role in industrial growth, infrastructure development, and job creation. With a strong foundation of abundant raw materials like iron ore and affordable labour, the ...

Colombia was the fourth largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America in terms of sales value as of June 2022, and has a large and growing population. The country has a near-universal social security health insurance system, which suffers from ...

In Q2 2024, sales of new motor vehicles in Brazil stood at 629,402 units, increasing by 19.5% y/y and by 22.3% against Q1 2024. Passenger cars were the leading category with a market share of 75% in Q1 2024, followed by light commercial vehicles and ...

In Q1 2024, Brazil's total insurance premium income grew by 13.1% y/y, reaching BRL 178.3bn, driven by the strong expansion of the country's economy, with real GDP rising by a seasonally-adjusted 2.1% y/y during the quarter. Life insurance premium ...

China's automotive sector continued to rank first globally in terms of production and sales in 2023. According to the statistics published by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the country's total motor vehicle output and sales ...

China's telecommunications sector is relatively concentrated, with a few large state-owned enterprises. However, the government has also introduced new measures to allow more market participants in the sector to boost investment in emerging areas ...

To satisfy its growing demand for crops and other agricultural products, China - the world's second most populous country and second biggest economy - needs fertilisers to balance food supply with demand. The country has just 9% of the world's arable ...

The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are a vastly diverse and uneven landscape in terms of infrastructure development. For instance, Singapore is a perennial global leader in infrastructure quality whereas other ...

Thailand's consumer goods and retail sector has matured substantially in recent decades, coinciding with the country's rapid economic growth. The domestic demand for discretionary spending is driven by the growing middle and affluent classes in ...

In recent years, the Philippines' consumer products and retail sector has experienced rapid growth, which a burgeoning middle class and a youthful population have facilitated. The Philippines' resilient household income growth has been bolstered by ...