The Philippines’ well-capitalised banks enjoyed strong profit growth in 2011, and excess liquidity is the main worry at this point. Much-hyped PPP projects could be a fillip for the sector, providing an avenue for lending. A number of factors point to consolidation in the sector, include the labour intensiveness of Philippines banking, rising capital requirements, and merger incentives from the...
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Au Gabon, le taux de pénétration du secteur financier formel devrait dans les prochains mois évoluer à la hausse, notamment du fait d’un effort concerté de la part des banques pour développer les services de transactions financières par téléphone portable.
Renewed confidence in the medium- and long-term outlook for Egypt’s economy is buoying its capital markets, with stocks up strongly in 2012 and bond issues attracting plenty of interest. In spite of lingering political uncertainty, good growth prospects, a large and growing domestic market, and likely backing from the IMF are all helping to restore much-needed investor confidence.
The Kingdom’s insurance industry looks set to enjoy solid growth over the coming few years thanks to an increased flow of state investments and rising demand for health and property coverage. Greater awareness among Saudis of the benefits of both life and non-life insurance policies should also boost policy take-up.
The recent credit downgrade of five of South Africa’s largest domestic banks by one notch has prompted quizzical reactions from the government and local financial community, coming just as four of the banks announced improving earnings growth and a decline in bad debt.
Recientes acontecimientos en la creciente economía peruana indican un crecimiento inminente del mercado de valores, poniendo gran énfasis en atraer inversionistas individuales que puedan incrementar el número de Ofertas Públicas Iniciales (OPI) este año.