What role can new credit guarantees play in terms of encouraging increased financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mustapha Ferfera, Director, Bourse d’Alger from The Report: Algeria 2012
Articles & Analysis | Changing technology: Banks are moving towards increased online services from The Report: Algeria 2012
which hinders the development of mobile e-banking and restricts wider internet penetration. In neighbouring Morocco, for example, internet penetration has increased rapidly since 3G was launched and the majority of internet subscriptions are now via 3G. The percentage of Algerians using the internet in 2011 stood at just 14%, according to International Telecommunications...
Malaysia’s insurance sector, which saw premiums rise by nearly 15% in 2011, is growing in tandem with the country’s economic development. The sector saw a wave of mergers and acquisitions for conventional insurers in recent years as regulators imposed a risk-based capital (RBC) framework. Now, with the application of RBC to takaful firms, the Islamic insurance sector is expected to consolidate as...
Chapter | Islamic Financial Services from The Report: Malaysia 2012
Malaysia’s pioneering role in the development of Islamic finance has made it a clear leader in this field, even as oil-rich Gulf countries show increasing interest in sharia-compliant finance. It is the world’s largest sukuk market – a fact underscored by the record $9.9bn offering by highway operator PLUS in January 2012 – and the second-largest takaful market. The industry has been helped by...
Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Malaysia 2012
The local bourse has seen a bonanza of major offerings in 2012, from the $3.1bn IPO of plantations owner Felda Global, to the dual Singapore-Malaysia listing of hospital operator IHH Healthcare. The corporate bond market is also on a record-setting pace, thanks in large part to a string of sukuk sales that included a $9.9bn debt offering from tollway company PLUS. Meanwhile a wave of...