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Economic update | Bahrain: Banking sector shows cautious optimism

6 Jun 2012
Lenders in Bahrain are hoping that the solid rates of growth many banks posted for the first quarter of 2012, coupled with forecasts estimating that the economy should expand between 3.2% and 3.6% this year, mark the beginning of an upward turn for the Kingdom’s banking industry.
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Economic update | Kuwait: Marketing the markets

6 Jun 2012
The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) is in the midst of what has been described as the largest overhaul of its trading system in almost 20 years, and measures to privatise the bourse, streamline procedures and strengthen transparency all aim to raise the market’s profile and appeal as an investment destination.
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Report | The Report: Turkey 2012

Cover of The Report:Turkey 2012

Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced a number of important transitions that have led to demographic, economic and cultural transformation. These changes have made contemporary Turkey a regional focal point

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Chapter | Insurance from The Report: South Africa 2012

The South African insurance industry is a regional giant, with nearly 80% of all direct premiums in Africa. The market is split into two regulated segments with separate legal frameworks and different representative bodies. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 had a deleterious effect on South African insurers. Both the long- and short-term segments faced internal challenges, such as lower...
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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: South Africa 2012

This section includes information about the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which occupies a prominent position in South Africa’s economic landscape. Today the JSE is recognised as one of the world’s leading exchanges connecting buyers and sellers in five different financial markets, namely, equities, equity derivatives, commodity derivatives, currency derivatives and interest rate products....
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Chapter | Banking from The Report: South Africa 2012

This chapter outlines how South Africa’s well-capitalised banks have weathered the global economic crisis with aplomb, largely thanks to a robust regulatory environment. Rising competition and efforts to engage the large unbanked population have also helped the sector recover from the effects of the global downturn. At the close of 2011, the sector comprised 17 registered banks, two mutual banks...
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