While advanced economies generate the vast majority of insurance and reinsurance business, emerging markets are posting higher rates of growth. Complementing this underlying trend is a strong and expanding interest in catastrophic risk, which by nature tends to pertain to emerging markets. This is coming alongside fast-paced, sector-...
The past two years have seen the Peruvian insurance sector experience its fair share of volatility. After registering gross premium growth of 17.8% and 24.3% in 2014 and 2015, respectively, 2016 saw the industry contract by around 3.5%, according to a report issued by BMI Research. The sector’s poor performance was due mainly to a reduction in...
Despite being one of the smaller exchanges in South America, the Lima Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Lima, BVL) has a long history stretching back to 1860. The Tribunal del Consulado, the highest body regulating commerce in the country’s early history, established the Bolsa de Comercio de Lima in 1861. However, the exchange did not trade...
The development of sustainable infrastructure works, projects to combat climate change or simply upgrading facilities to be more energy efficient are trends that are gaining momentum around the world, with Peru being no exception. Thus, a specialised financing environment is being created to support such projects through the help of...
Like many other emerging economies, financial inclusion is one of the greatest challenges facing Peru. Findings of the World Bank’s 2017 Global Findex, which measures the progress of financial inclusion in 140 countries, highlighted a number of areas that need to be improved if the country’s banking sector is to be successful in penetrating a...
Once reserved for ambitious start-ups and industry-leading tech operators, financial technology (fintech) has more recently caught the attention of major private sector firms and government planners alike, becoming a regular feature in budget speeches and strategic development plans. As fintech progressively plays a larger part in the lives of...
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