Finance and Insurance

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The industry continued to expand in 2018, despite the slowdown in the South Korean economy. This was in large part caused by the higher cost of financing, brought about by higher commercial and central bank interest rates. In late 2017, the country’s...

The finance and insurance industry witnessed slower growth in 2018, mainly due to high household debt and an underperforming home lending segment. A slowdown in the real estate market was in part caused by tightened mortgage lending regulations, ...

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Mexican financial and insurance companies continued to perform well in 2018, thanks to increasing economic activity in the country, which stimulated demand for business and consumer lending. During the year, Mexican economy was positively influenced ...

The Indonesian economy continued to expand robustly in 2018, fuelling demand for financial services. The strong growth of capital investments during the year were in large part spurred by rapid increases in ease of doing business, and rising ...

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Indian economy maintained its position as one of the fastest-growing global economies in 2017, which led to a pickup in demand for financial services. The growth was spurred by a hike in capital spending, which positively impacted activities in ...

Despite the 2015-2016 economic recession, as well as the country’s persistent systemic issues, such as widespread corruption, public sector inefficiencies, overregulated businesses and a large informal sector, the analysed industry remained ...

The expanding Spanish economy was the primary factor influencing the analysed industry’s recovery during 2017. Over the year the economy was invigorated by higher capital expenditures, as well as lower unemployment, which declined from 20% to 17%. In...

The revival of the Russian economy from the 2015-2016 recession was the primary factor contributing to the industry’s growth in 2017. During the year, the country’s exports, capital spending and private consumption witnessed a recovery. Higher oil ...