Increased access to funding and new legislation are among the measures being rolled out by the Vietnamese government to support the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
L’ouverture de la banque Silk Road International Bank (SIB) à Djibouti constitue le premier investissement d’une banque universelle chinoise en Afrique, s’inscrivant dans le cadre de la stratégie poursuivie actuellement par le géant asiatique qui entend renforcer ses liens avec les marchés est-africains.
Economic update | L’ambition de la Bourse de Tunis
Les initiatives visant à stimuler l’expansion de la Bourse des valeurs mobilières de Tunis (BMVT) et à encourager de nouvelles introductions commencent à porter leurs fruits, conformément aux objectifs de croissance annoncés en mars.
Articles & Analysis | Life policies in Vietnam's insurance sector see rapid growth due to increasing income levels from The Report: Vietnam 2017
The largest and fastest-growing segment of the industry, the life insurance segment is set to continue its expansion as incomes grow and awareness rises. Life insurance premiums rose by 31% in 2016, reaching VND69.7trn ($3.1bn), according to the Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA). The life segment is around twice the size of non-life, but...
Articles & Analysis | Banking sector from The Report: Vietnam 2017
Commercial banks have traditionally been the main suppliers of funding in Vietnam, since bank deposits remain the most popular form of investment for Vietnamese households. Even though credit growth has cooled as the government prioritises macroeconomic stability, the compound annual growth rate of 14.2% recorded in the 2011-16 period is...