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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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China is the world’s second-largest retail market, and is projected to become the largest in 2017 or 2018. The country is already the global leader in e-commerce. Despite the slowdown of China’s economy and the consequent deceleration in ...
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The Turkish transportation and warehousing sector has been rapidly expanding in recent years in line with the country’s overall economic and population growth. The industry benefits from the country’s advantageous geographical position, ...
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The Russian healthcare and pharmaceutical sector is suffering under the impact of ongoing recession in the Russian economy and depressed domestic demand. The healthcare system is in dire need of financing as lower oil prices and a sharply devalued ...
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Mexico is home to the second-largest ICT sector in Latin America (after Brazil) in terms of subscriber numbers. Nevertheless, the country presents relatively low penetration rates in the main ICT products and services – such as mobile telephony ...
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The food sector is a strategic one for China’s economy, as it provides sustenance to almost 20% of the world’s population and provides the impetus for many other sectors, such as agriculture, transportation, machinery and vehicle ...
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Brazil is a major global player in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ranking among the world’s top ten crude steel manufacturers between 2010 and 2015. The country was also the largest primary aluminium manufacturer and the ...
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The food and beverage sector of the Philippines accounted for 10% of GDP and for 50.1% of the nominal value added of manufacturing in 2015. Although the country is a large producer of coconut products and tropical fruits, the foreign trade gap in ...
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