Although growth is expected to ease in Saudi Arabia’s competitive insurance sector this year, the industry still holds plenty of potential for expansion, particularly in the health and life segments.
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Economic update | Nigeria: Banks rebounding
15 Nov 2012
Now four years on from the 2008 banking crisis, Nigeria’s financial sector is continuing to reap the benefits of the reforms that followed, with rapid growth in profitability and a significant decline in bad debt.
Articles & Analysis | Rewarding potential: The market looks set to expand as many areas are earmarked for future development from The Report: Qatar 2012
A highly competitive sector, insurance in Qatar has seen impressive growth in recent years, both in terms of premiums and in the number of active insurers. With the latter divided between firms based inside the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and companies based outside, a third category of brokers, who may have no physical presence in the country at...
Articles & Analysis | Moving forward: Reforms to the health care system are expected to present many opportunities for growth from The Report: Qatar 2012
Under the Qatar National Vision 2030 – the country’s long-term development plan – the provision of a comprehensive health care system has been prioritised. As a result, the National Health Strategy 2011-16 was drawn up by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH), and is likely to see the implementation of a mandatory health insurance scheme in the very...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sheikh Abdullah Saud Al Thani, Governor, Qatar Central Bank (QCB) from The Report: Qatar 2012
Given the positive economic performance in 2011, what was the strategy behind the interest cut?
