The banking sector has already begun to show signs of improvement in line with macro economic indicators. Measures taken by the national government and the Central Bank of Colombia appear to have enabled the sector to weather the storm, and improving economic conditions should pave the way for a positive performance from the financial sector. Despite the slow evolution of equities trading,...
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Chapter | Financial Services from The Report: Colombia 2019
Since the drop in commodity prices in 2014, Colombia’s economy has been recovering and is set to expand in 2019 and 2020. In May 2018 Colombia was invited to become the 37th member of the OECD, a positive development that should increase the country’s international political and economic prominence in the coming decades. However, challenges to ensuring Colombia’s continued economic progress remain.
Articles & Analysis | Inclusion in global indices results in a greater flow of funds to capital markets from The Report: Peru 2019
The period of easily raising funds from abroad seems to be coming to an end for emerging markets around the world. In the new environment of higher interest rates in the US and increased competition for capital flows, portfolio managers are becoming more selective with where they place their money.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jorge Ramos Raygada, CEO, Sura (Perú): Interview from The Report: Peru 2019
Articles & Analysis | A growing middle class and formalisation drive insurance expansion in Peru from The Report: Peru 2019
The Peruvian insurance market as a whole returned to profitability in 2018, following losses and anaemic expansion over the course of 2016 and 2017. Underwriters enjoyed the most robust returns in the life segment, particularly in personal income annuities, which have come into high demand among new retirees as reinvestment vehicles for...
Articles & Analysis | Peru to expand capital markets through financial education and reduced regulation from The Report: Peru 2019
Despite solid economic growth and macroeconomic stability, the size and scope of Peru’s capital markets remain limited. As the IMF highlighted in July 2018, domestic capital markets remain shallow and illiquid, and the stock market’s capitalisation as a share of GDP has increased only marginally. High market concentration is partly to blame,...