A process of substantial reform is under way in Myanmar’s insurance industry. The sector is eagerly anticipating a blueprint for liberalisation, though this had not been published as of early 2018. Until it arrives, insurers must navigate a number of challenges, ranging from underdeveloped capital markets that only offer a narrow band of...
Over the past 15 years there has been a steady stream of new sector regulations, with each piece of legislation aligning Myanmar’s banks closer to international standards and best practices. This began in 2002 with the Control of Money Laundering Law, an important first step towards containing this problem. It also signalled to the...
As South-east Asia’s largest country and one of its richest in terms of natural resources, Myanmar’s largely unbanked population of over 53m presents vast growth opportunities. Already, rising demand for the newly emerging financial sector has led to a sizeable expansion of services and investments. In the few short years that have passed...
In an increasingly digitalised global market, the transition from brick-and-mortar institutions to electronic applications is occurring in various industries, and electronic transactions are replacing traditional commerce in both the personal and professional arenas. Banking is pivotal to the expansion of financial technology ( fin-tech) as...
The profitable and rapidly growing banking sector continues to attract interest from domestic and international financial institutions seeking to access the potential of the still largely underbanked population. To ensure financial services continue to advance in a stable manner, government regulators are working to adjust policies and...
With a population of approximately 260m and the fourth-largest economy in Asia, Indonesia is one of the world’s biggest potential banking markets. Growth in profitability, loans and assets has been stronger than in other ASEAN countries, although an economic slowdown in 2015 and early 2016 curbed sector growth before an upswing in 2017.
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