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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 chemical sector is one of the critical pillars of the Chinese economy. Over the past two decades, China's chemical sector has maintained steady growth, driven by the increased demand from domestic and international markets. However, the rapid ...
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Africa's mining sector plays a crucial role driving the economic performance of a number of countries on the continent and providing over a quarter of the continent's export earnings. The continent accounted for 5.6% of the global mineral production ...
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Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world and, as such, it has a mature infrastructure sector across different transport modes including roads, railways, ports, waterways and airports. The local transport infrastructure sector has seen an ...
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The central bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), regulates banks, other financial institutions with quasi-banking functions, and businesses involved in exchanging currencies. Deposit-taking and investment institutions under BSP ...
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Transport infrastructure in Colombia has been improving thanks to the promotion of private participation in the development and operation of roads, ports and airports. Since the start of the Fourth Generation (4G) development programme in 2012, ...
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Poland relies on coal to meet 70% of its energy needs, which is the largest share among EU member countries. In recent years, however, the central European country has been pursuing a green agenda that will see a gradual decrease in the use of fossil ...
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Poland has long-established traditions in the mining industry and is a major metal processing country in Europe. It is Europe's seventh-largest steel producer and the second-largest refined copper producer. The sector encompasses various activities ...
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Turkey has the largest renewable energy-based power capacity in Emerging Europe. With an installed capacity of 56 GW, renewables contribute 54% of the country's total capacity and account for 42% of the overall generation mix. Hydropower is the ...
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