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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed El Kettani, CEO, Attijariwafa Bank: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
As the established banking centre of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine, UEMOA), Côte d’Ivoire’s financial services industry has sustained double-digit growth since emerging from the national crisis in 2011. The market still faces legacy issues, such as high aggregate non-performing loans and under-performing public lenders, but...
A heavyweight within the West African Economic and Monetary Union, accounting for 35% of the eight-member region’s GDP, Côte d’Ivoire’s growth is a bellwether for Francophone West Africa. An ambitious government spending programme and a range of pro-business reforms are set to boost economic activity going forward.
Colombia sigue destacando en la banca latinoamericana por su estabilidad financiera, sólidas regulaciones y atractivos márgenes de utilidades, aunque la posibilidad de un menor crecimiento económico en 2015 coincide con llamados para que se amplíe el alcance del sector de servicios financieros.
A new regulatory framework governing Bahrain’s sharia-compliant insurance, or takaful, sector is expected to play a key role in generating new growth across the segment by attracting more players to the market as well as boosting competition among operators.
A decision to defer extending a comprehensive state health insurance scheme to the expatriate community in Qatar means that private insurance companies will be able to tap into the segment for at least another 18 months.