...Boespflug adam Private Equity and Strategy Consulting in the MENA Region “Promising investment sectors in the MENA region” The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region encompasses a diverse array of countries and economic activities, offering numerous opportunities for private equity investments. However, due to the global economic downturn that impacted the region in 2009 along with the Arab Spring that broke out in 2011, the overall performance of the MENA region and its investing scope were adversely impacted. The ongoing civil war in Syria that also affects Jordan and Lebanon, the insurgencies in Libya and Yemen and the overall spread of the terrorist group ISIS have participated in decreasing foreign direct investments over the last few years. Furthermore Egypt and Tunisia are still undergoing a fragile transition while Morocco and Jordan's liberalization reforms have yet to be fully implemented. In this context of general instability, investors are being extremely cautious and are now focused on markets where economic growth is driven by solid fundamentals and sectors that are resistant to the fluctuations in the global economic cycle. Investors are shifting towards defensive and less speculative sectors that offer turnaround and even high growth potential. The following report will investigate four of these sectors including healthcare, education, infrastructure and renewable energy. In order...
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...Private security is an absolute necessity as part of our country’s homeland security. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the concept of “homeland security” truly came into a whole new focus. Prior to this tragic incident, the abundance of security vulnerabilities that existed in our country were not as well known or as well publicized. Furthermore, it was just assumed and expected that the public sector was quite capable of handling our domestic security needs. This could not have been farther from the truth. The concept of “homeland security” is a both a broad and highly complex term that encompasses virtually every facet of the American infrastructure on land, in air, at sea, and even underground. Just taking into account the vast amounts of land that the United States encompasses is a difficult task within itself. The Office of Homeland Security (which was the predecessor to the Department of Homeland Security) attempted to simplify the concept of homeland security by describing it as a “concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from any attacks that do occur.” Moreover, a number of federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and the Congressional Budget Office just to name a few, have recognized the important role that private security firms will play in bringing the total concept of “homeland...
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...mostlylimited liability companies. Some of these companies were specialized on dealing in a particular class of business, while others were composite companies that dealt in morethan one class of business. Present position of insurance business in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the Insurance business, after and early stage of dislocation, adventureand experimentation through half a century has now being established as a nascentindustry distributed between the public and private sectors. Insurance businessevolved in the Indian subcontinent late in nineteenth century when several businesscompanies started their business and a few Christian missionaries began to operatemutual funds to serve their own community members. From Bangladesh perspectiveinsurance business was not a promising sector in its early age but it is getting it’s paceday by day with the growth of overall economic condition of the country.The privatization policy adopted in the 1980s paved the way for a number of insurersto emerge in the private sector. This resulted in a substantial growth of premiumincomes, competition, improvement in services, and introduction of newer types of business in wider fields hitherto untapped.Up to 2000, the government has given permission to 19 general insurance...
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... HEALTHCARE SECTOR CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PRIVATIZATION 1.2 INDIAN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 1.2.1 DRIVERS FOR GROWTH OF HEALTHCARE 1.3 PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IN INDIA 1.4 PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE INDIAN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM 1.4.1 GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF PRIVATE SECTOR 1.4.2 FDI IN THE INDIAN HEALTHCARE 1.4.2.1 STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.2 CONSTRAINTS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.3 FOREIGN PRESENCE IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.4 SUMMARY OF PROS AND CONS FOR FINANCING SOURCES OF HOSPITALS OBJECTIVES 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 3. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR 3.1 QUALITY AND PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES 3.2 IMPACT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 3.3 CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF PRIVATE SECTOR 3.4 EMERGING TRENDS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4. CONCLUSION 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PRIVATIZATION Privatization can also be called denationalization or disinvestment. All three terms describe a situation where a government decides to transfer control of a government, and thus public owned, resource to the private business sector,...
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...Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Jan 2014 • ISSN No 2277 - 8160 Research Paper Economics Insurance Sector in India: Challenges and Opportunities Dr. NARESH RAMDAS MADHAVI ABSTRACT Associate Professor and Head Department of Economics Mahatma Phule A. S. C. College, Panvel, Dist. - Raigad Insurance sector in India is one of the growing sectors of the economy. India’s growing consumer class, rising insurance awareness, increasing domestic savings and investments are among the most critical factors that have positively driven the market penetration of the insurance product among its consumer segments. Both the life and non-life insurance in India, which were nationalized in the 1950s and 1960s respectively, which were liberalized in 1990s. Since the formation of IRDA and the opening of the insurance sector to private players in 2000, the Indian insurance sector has witnessed rapid growth. The opening up of the insurance sector has led to rapid growth of the sector. The total premium of the insurance industry has increased at a CAGR of 24.6 percent to reach INR 2,523.9 billion in 2009 KEYWORDS : Life Insurance, LIC, IRDA, Private Insurance Companies Introduction: The economic reforms initiated in the early 90s paved the way for the growth and opening up of the financial sector, which led to a sustained period of economic growth. The insurance industry was opened up for private players in 2000, and has seen tremendous growth over the past decade with the entry of global insurance...
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...consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining from acting, in relying upon the information contained in this report or for any decision based on it, or for any consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages to any person or entity for any matter relating to this report even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The member firms of the PricewaterhouseCoopers network (www.pwc. com) provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 140,000 people in 149 countries share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice. A growing healthcare sector Healthcare is one of India’s largest sectors, in terms of revenue and employment, and the sector is expanding rapidly. During the 1990s, Indian healthcare grew at a compound annual rate of 16%. Today the total value of...
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...turning to the private sector for correctional services? Because budget constraints and overcrowding have combined to create a problem, if not a crisis, in the nation’s prisons and jails. Governments are incarcerating more criminals, but they have recently become more uptight to the idea of spending sufficient tax dollars for new prisons to house the criminals. The prison system is turning into a living nightmare; overcrowding, lawsuits, and court orders are flooding in at unprecedented rates. With taxpayers demanding that criminals be put in prison and kept in longer, there seems to be no choice but to increase the capacity of the prison system. But with pressure to cut government...
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...PROJECT REPORT ON INDIAN BANKING SECTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Any accomplishment requires the effort of many people and this work is not different. We would like to express our gratitude to the faculty for his invaluable insights, without which this project would not have been completed. We would also like to thank everyone including our friends who directly or indirectly helped us in the completion of this project. DECLARATION We hereby declare that the project titled “Indian Banking Sector” is an original and independent work and is the end result of our own efforts and that the acknowledgement has been given in the bibliography and references to the sources are they printed, electronic or personal. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………..….1 2. DECLARATION……………………………………………………………..2 3. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………4 4. CURRENT TRNEDS.……….………………………………………………5 5. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE………………………………………………….7 6. MARKET STRUCTURE…………………………………………………….9 7. NATURE OF COMPETITIVENESS……………………………………….10 8. FUTURE PROSPECTS…………………………………………………….11 9. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………….12 10. BIBLIOGRAPHY/WEBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………….13 INTRODUCTION: The executives of India's banking community nodded their heads proudly when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a speech: "If there is one aspect in which we can confidentially assert that India is ahead of China, it is in the robustness and soundness...
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...Using technology to engage in international development is difficult in a region of the world where the Internet has not reached every sector of the population. However, Kenya is leading the way in transforming information technology usage in Africa. Creative talent, curiosity, and innovative entrepreneurial spirit have helped shape the Kenyan technology community. Constraints to technology growth in Kenya 1. Lack of Connectivity Local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally do not offer connectivity in the remote areas and mobile phone data networks often have limited reach and can be prohibitively expensive. 2. Expensive Electricity Rural and other underserved locations rarely have a reliable electrical power infrastructure that can support a standard ICT implementation. Traditional computing systems are therefore cost-prohibitive because they require so much electricity. 3. Lack of technological skills Lack of properly trained staff with the right technological skills has derailed technology growth since there are no people to diffuse the technology and also to train the targeted audience on how to use the new technology effectively. The quality and quantity of available human resource can directly affect the growth of technology. 4. Lack of funds This is one of the main issues affecting technology growth in Kenya. Many people come up with new ideas every day but are hindered from implementing them dye to lack of resources. There has not been enough government...
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...The healthcare system in the UAE and Germany Name Affiliation Introduction The UAE has a very fast growing and dynamic healthcare market, currently it’s the fastest growing in the Middle East. This growth has mainly been supported by intensive government spending on the sector. The government of UAE also has a very central role in the provision of health services and in recent times the government has taken initiative to involve the private sector in the provision of these services. Due to rapid development in recent years the UAE offers a lucrative pharmaceutical market that boasts of high standard medical facilities ("UAE to Be One of the Fastest Growing Markets for Healthcare in the Region, Says Alpen Capital", 2014, pp. 4-5). A few years back it was required that all people that were employed in the UAE to have a health card. The card was given to the public on a small charge but this is no longer the case as the sector has become more diversified. For Abu Dhabi, there had been introduced a compulsory health insurance. Dubai was considering the introduction of a unified health insurance cover for both nationals and non-nationals and if successful this was to be and has been spread out to the rest of UAE. Dubai has two healthcare free zones, Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park and the Dubai Healthcare City (Woodman, 2012). Having a strong healthcare system, the government is aiming at diversifying the economy and also ensure the availability of the essential services...
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...Higher standards............making a difference for you INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR I Introduction Indian telecom industry is growing at a great pace & India is expected to become a manufacturing hub for telecom equipment. Indian telecom equipment manufacturing sector is set to become one of the largest sectors globally by 2010. Due to rising demand for a wide range of telecom equipment, particularly in the area of mobile telecommunications, has provided excellent opportunities to domestic and foreign investors in the manufacturing sector. II Opportunitie s The Indian telecom market is expected to grow three fold by 2012 & market size over US $ 8 billion. Moreover the government has set a target of 20 million broadband connections by 2010. The National Telecom Policy 1999 targets tele-density at 15 per cent by 2010. This will entail an investment of US $ 40- 50 billion over the next 6-8 years. There is an immense opportunity for DTH in the Indian market which is almost 10 times compared to the developed countries like the US and Europe. For every channel there is a scope for broadcasting it in at least ten different languages. So every channel multiplied by ten that is the kind of scope for DTH in the country. India’s media players have all the ingredients to develop a successful DTH industry. So currently there is a lot of pent-up demand in the Indian market for DTH. It is expected that by the year 2010 there will be over 500 million subscribers in the Indian telecom market...
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...This bank also considered as a authorized host branch for the collection of direct tax. Brief Profiles of Selected Private Sector Banks in India 1.9.1 History and Profile of Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI):- ICICI Bank is the largest private sector bank in India which was established in 1994, In September 10, 1999, The bank has a network of 4,450 branches and 13,995 ATMs in India, and has a presence in 19 countries including India. It offers a range of banking products and services for corporates and retail customers of a bank through an inconsistency of delivery channels and its specific subsidiaries in the areas of investment banking, life and non- life insurance, effective asset management and venture capital...
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...In the last seven years or so (i.e., since 2004) India has emerged as one of the fastest growing economy of the world. In fact, next to China, India’s growth rate since 2004 is the highest in the world. This is often referred to as India’s growth miracle. Before Eighties of the last century India’s average growth rate stuck around 3.6 per cent per annum which Late Prof. Raj Krishna called Hindu rate of growth. In the eighties India’s average rate of economic growth rose to 5.6 per cent per annum and further in the nineteenth and up till 2002-03 (i.e. in 12 years period). India’s average growth rate went up to 6.2% per annum under liberalisation and globalisation of the Indian economy. But since 2004 to FY 2007-08 India’s average annual growth rate of GDP rose above 9 per cent per annum. In 2008-09 while the advanced developed countries were experiencing recession (i.e. negative growth), India succeeded in achieving 6.7 per cent growth in 2008-09 which further rose to 8.4 per cent in 2009-10 and 2010-11. However, for the reasons explained later, estimated rate of growth of GDP in 2011-12 fell to 6.5 per cent and for 2012-13 also India’s growth rate is again estimated by Reserve Bank of India to be 6.5 per cent.Rate of Domestic Saving and Fixed Capital FormationNow the question is how do we account for such a high growth in GDP from 2004-05 to 2010-11. Growth depends mainly on rate of saving and investment (or, in other words, on rate of capital formation), and improvement...
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...http://zenithresearch.org.in/ ROLE OF INSURANCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA MONALISA GHOSAL* ABSTRACT The economic development of India was dominated by socialist –influenced policies, stateowner sector, and red tape and extensive regulations, collectively known as ‘License Raj’. The Indian economic development got a boost through its Economic reforms in 1991 and again through its renewal in the 2000. Insurance serves a number of valuable economic functions that are largely distinct from other types of financial intermediaries. Insurance contribution materially to economic growth by improving the investment climate and promoting a more efficient mix of activities then would be undertaken, in the absence of risk management instrument. Insurance sector in India is one of the most booming sectors of the economy and is growing at the rate of 15-20 percent per annum. In India, insurance is a flourishing industry, with several national and international players competing with each others and growing at rapid rates. Indian insurance companies offer a comprehensive range of insurance plans, a range that is growing as the economy matures and the wealth of the middle classes increases. Due to the growing demand for insurance, more and more companies are now emerging in the Indian insurance sector. The economy of India is the eleventh largest in the world by nominal GDP and the forth largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). KEYWORDS: License Raj, Economic reform, financial intermediaries...
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