Rising domestic demand should drive growth in Malaysia’s insurance sector this year, despite economic headwinds, but the highly competitive market could see a further round of mergers as larger operators consolidate their position.
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As part of an overhaul of the financial markets in Turkey, plans for the Istanbul stock exchange to be floated early next year are gathering pace with Borsa Istanbul (BIST) management looking to offload some of its shares in the bourse ahead of the listing.
Economic update | Saudi home loan growth rate to cool
24 Feb 2015
A boom in bank lending in Saudi Arabia may have reached its peak as tighter credit conditions and weaker private sector activity could curb loan growth this year despite a long-term undersupply of property for sale in the Saudi Arabian market.
The insurance industry in Kenya is expected to see a round of consolidation this year, as operators in the fast-growing sector look to not only increase market share but meet higher capital requirements.
A projected rise in home ownership, along with increasing demand for private health coverage are among the forces expected to drive growth in Papua New Guinea’s insurance sector. However, competitive pressures and global risks may also hamper the industry during the course of the year.
Articles & Analysis | The country’s stock exchange is planned to be operational by late 2015 from The Report: Myanmar 2015
Myanmar is laying the groundwork for the active capital markets it has never really had. The formal launch of a new Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), backed by Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group and Japan Exchange Group (JPX), was being targeted by the end of 2015, along with a new Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate capital markets. Although the YSX launch is...