Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: TowerGroup
Published: September 2007
Product Code: R301-1328Description As financial services institutions seek best practices and search for organic growth opportunities, the truly global marketplace will consist of best practices not only from the West but also from the North, South, and East. In that context, the Islamic finance practices growing in select Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries and other regions will eventually join the sector's best practices. In fact, news breaks each week about exciting new developments in the region that will transform the burgeoning financial services industry in MENA. This Research Note focuses on the opportunities and challenges of MENA's financial services industry as a whole and by business segment.
Table of Contents - Report Coverage
- Background
- Financial Services Strategies and Technology in MENA Countries
Exhibit 1 Global Crude Oil Prices per Barrel (1997-2007)
Exhibit 2 Leading Metrics for Select Middle East and North Africa Countries by GDP (2006-2007)
The Real State of Islamic Finance
Exhibit 3 Agencies and Organizations That Influence FSIs in the Middle East and North Africa (2007)
Banking and Payments in MENA
Exhibit 4 Middle East Leading Banks' Assets and Revenues by 2006 Revenue (2005-06)
Exhibit 5 Middle East and North Africa Mobile Subscribers per Capita by Country (2005-06)
Securities Markets and Investment Managers in Search of Positive Returns
Exhibit 6 Market Capitalization of Leading Middle East and North Africa Stock Exchanges (2005-06)
Exhibit 7 Share of Oil Revenues in Overall Exports by Select Middle East and North Africa Country (2006)
Conventional Insurance Dormant but Takaful Ready to Take Off
Technology Adoption and IT Spending in MENA
Exhibit 8 Middle East and North Africa Financial Services Industry Spending on IT (2006-11P)
Summary
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