After facing headwinds such as depressed international energy prices, and rising debt and fiscal imbalances, Trinidad and Tobago’s economic recession appears to be turning a corner, with GDP growth projected to climb to 0.3% in 2017 and 3.4% in 2018. As one of the largest and most diversified economies in the English-speaking Caribbean, the country is beginning to benefit from the new administration’s process of fiscal adjustment and economic diversification, spurred on by an ambitious public works pipeline.
Late March saw the Bahrain Bourse (BHB) inaugurate the Bahrain Investment Market (BIM) – an alternative source of financing for growing businesses in the kingdom and the wider MENA region.
Central Bank of Oman (CBO) statistics show an upswing in money supply among the nation’s banks in the first quarter of 2017, with total deposits to conventional banks rising by 4.2% to OR19.02bn ($49.4bn), compared to growth of 2% in quarter one 2016.
Articles & Analysis | Insurance penetration and density in Colombia set to rise with regional income levels from The Report: Colombia 2017
Latin America has a population of more than 600m people and a combined GDP of over $5trn, and both have grown significantly since the turn of the century. Nonetheless, the region has been hit hard by the ebbing of the commodity super cycle in recent years, as well as still relatively sluggish global growth in the wake of the 2008-09 financial...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Gonzalo Pérez, CEO, Suramericana: Interview from The Report: Colombia 2017
How can the insurance industry in Colombia create better agro-insurance products that will boost inclusion?
Interviews & Viewpoints | John Nelson, Chairman, Lloyd’s: Interview from The Report: Colombia 2017
What are the greatest challenges facing Colombia’s insurance sector, and what role can insurance play in supporting economic growth?