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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 recent rapid development of India’s economy, which grew by 7.6% y/y in FY2016, and increasing ncome per capita combined with urbanisation, have boosted the demand for financial services such as lending, insurance and asset management. ...
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China’s transportation sector is almost entirely run by state-owned corporations, as its development is viewed as a major driver for the country’s economic growth. In the railways subsector, there was extensive construction of new ...
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In 2015, the mining sector of Argentina – which excludes oil and gas extraction – accounted for 0.7% of the country’s GDP, a figure that has remained relatively stable since 2011. However, mining plays a key role as the ...
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Mexico is a key global player in the production of metallic and non-metallic minerals. In 2015, the country was the world’s largest silver producer, with about 20% of global output, the fifth-biggest lead and molybdenum producer, and the ...
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The strategic location of Poland as a bridge between East and West, North and South naturally translates into a highly developed transportation services sector. Substantial public investments in infrastructure, as well as significant private foreign ...
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Production volume growth in China’s food and beverage sector generally slowed down in 2015, in comparison with the previous year. The most significant declines were registered in the production of sugar, beer, meat and candy. Positive growth ...
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Retail is a dynamic sector with excellent prospects in Indonesia. The country boasts the world’s fourth-largest population, at 256 million in 2015, and is also the largest market in South-East Asia. Global consultancy A.T. Kearney ranked ...
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China's healthcare system is hospital-centric, with public hospitals delivering approximately 90% of the inpatient and outpatient care consumed in the country today in both hospitals and basic medical institutions*. Nearly 40% of hospitals’ ...
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India’s financial sector is dominated by banking but non-banking financial institutions have been gaining ground as well. Starting from a low base, the insurance sector, comprising life and general insurance, has been expanding in terms of ...
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In 2015, Chile was the sixth largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America in terms of sales volume, with 278mn units sold, and the seventh biggest in terms of sales value, with USD 1.53bn, based on ex-factory prices (USD 2.32bn, based on retail ...
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