How can the sector take advantage of low penetration rates to boost retail growth?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Thierry Tanoh, Former Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational from The Report: Gabon 2013
Articles & Analysis | Access for all: New services will help increase penetration rates from The Report: Gabon 2013
Successful diversification of Gabon’s economy depends on greater bank intermediation in the real economy: expanding financial access for its people and facilitating access to retail credit. While a small consumer finance sector has developed to cater to the limited cadre of formally employed workers, banks are increasingly testing mobile money...
Economic update | Omani IPOs picking up pace
21 Oct 2013
There has been an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM), with firms in the financial, utilities and telecommunications sectors moving to broaden their ownership structure.
A pesar de un crecimiento constante durante los últimos años, la industria aseguradora mexicana aún se considera fragmentada y pequeña con relación al tamaño de la economía del país. Sin embargo, la dinámica del sector presentará una importante transformación, pues los participantes del mercado esperan ajustarse a un nuevo régimen de regulación basado en Solvencia II, el cual entrará en vigor en el año 2015.
Le reclassement de la Bourse des Valeurs de Casablanca (BVC), qui quitte la catégorie de « marché émergent » pour passer à celle de « marché frontière » pourrait attirer des flux de capitaux vers un marché boursier qui a s’est vu confronté, ces dernières années, à un environnement exogène de plus en plus difficile. Les pouvoirs publics mettent également en œuvre des réformes qui devraient consolider la bourse sur le moyen terme.
Chapter | Financial Services from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2013
Ras Al Khaimah was relatively unaffected by the global financial crisis and is well positioned to benefit from growth in neighbouring emirates and the wider region. Financial services in RAK are dominated by the retail banking segment, but the sector as a whole is likely to benefit from the regional construction projects and infrastructure works designed to keep pace with growing populations and...