Despite the lingering effects of the 2008-09 international economic downturn and the more recent political unrest in the region, Ras Al Khaimah’s financial services sector is expected to grow substantially, fuelled by steady expansion in retail banking, Islamic financial services (IFS) and the insurance segment. Indeed, annual deposit growth at UAE banks reached a high of 16% in April 2011....
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Chapter | Financial Services from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2012
Economic update | Kuwait: Improving marketability
13 Aug 2012
Ahead of a planned privatisation of the country’s stock exchange, Kuwait’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), has been stepping up efforts to ensure listed firms are fully in compliance with a tightened regulatory regime, while at the same time providing transparency and accountability.
With some of the fastest-growing free trade zones in the region, Ras Al Khaimah has witnessed impressive economic expansion and diversification across key industries in recent years, and is on its way to becoming an important investment destination in the Gulf
Grâce à des changements apportés au marché de la réassurance au Gabon, celui-ci devrait être amené à se développer et à professionnaliser le paiement de primes d’assurance. Mais les défis sont encore nombreux, notamment parce que les assureurs ont des difficultés à payer les indemnisations dans le nouveau délai de tolérance fixé à trois mois.
Moves to liberalise Malaysia’s pensions market are expected to galvanise the Islamic finance market, already a key segment of the country’s economy, though greater regulatory oversight will be needed to bolster investor confidence in the sector.
Articles & Analysis | Oil Search: Hydrocarbons from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2012
THE COMPANY: Oil Search (OSH) was incorporated in Papua New Guinea in 1929. It is PNG’s largest hydrocarbons producer and operates all of the country’s currently producing oil and gas fields.