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Significant growth has been achieved in the banking sector over the last several years as more and more low- and middle-income Peruvians gained access to an increasing number of financial products specifically tailored to suit their needs and incomes. According to statistics published by the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension...

Given impressive growth figures and high profit margins, a number of international banks have expressed their interest in entering the domestic market. For the moment, however, the country’s banking sector is a consolidated one. While there are 15 banks, a significant majority of the sector’s assets are held by the “big four”, which together account...

The trend towards knowledge- and service-based economies is increasingly widespread among emerging and frontier markets, whether they are resource-rich or resource-poor. The benefits of driving growth in the tertiary sector are well known, but the recipes for success are not. However, Ghana’s economic and political stability, combined with its...

The Gulf’s aviation sector had its start in Bahrain, and its national carrier, Gulf Air, still maintains the largest network in the region. However, the pace of the Middle Eastern aviation market’s expansion in recent years has brought unprecedented competition to the sector, and Bahrain’s airport, airlines and aviation services companies are being...

The expansion of the global ICT industry over recent decades has made it possible for more nations to access and develop local technology. This, however, has also increased competition for countries that are in the early stages of building an IT sector. The Sultanate’s well-educated population and pervasive use of social networking technologies are...