Morocco’s consumer lending market recorded positive growth in outstanding balance and gross lending terms in 2020, although at a slower pace than what was recorded in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic made many people more reluctant to engage with consumer credit, while at the same time encouraging others to borrow money as a way of supporting their...
Taiwan has so far managed to successfully contain the spread of COVID-19 which has helped to lessen the impact on the country’s economy, albeit GDP is still expected to contract by 1.8% in 2020. Nevertheless, with social distancing in place, strict border controls and job and wage insecurity, many consumers have been reticent in taking on...
COVID-19 and the measures being taken to contain its spread are having a significant impact on Indonesia’s economy, with GDP set to contract by 1.5% in 2020 after growth of 5% in 2019. Private consumption accounts for around 60% of GDP, but with stores and businesses closed for at least part of the year and travel plans put on hold consumer...
The COVID-19 pandemic started to impact Brazil in March 2020. The first two months of 2020 were marked by an overall positive performance in both gross lending and outstanding balance. However, with the rapid increase in the number of cases throughout the country, quarantine restrictions were imposed in specific regions, rather than in the...
2020 was a mixed year for consumer lending. COVID-19 has meant that, in general, gross lending slowed down, particularly as mortgages had already started experiencing a slowdown as a result of social unrest towards the end of 2019. Furthermore, the market struggled with uncertainty caused by the expected resurgence in March as well as the...
Negative growth was recorded across the Peruvian consumer lending industry during 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic had a very detrimental impact on the willingness of people to borrow money. Consumer Lending in Peru report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards,...
The COVID-19 pandemic definitely had a strong influence on Ukraine’s consumer lending market during 2020. In particular, the economic uncertainty that has emerged in the wake of pandemic has discouraged banks from issuing new loans. This reluctance to lend unfortunately come at time of increased demand for consumer credit among Ukrainians...
The COVID-19 pandemic exerted a strong and wholly adverse impact on the Israeli economy during 2020, although the influence of the pandemic on consumer lending was rather more complex and not entirely negative. Among the main factors that emerged during the year to influence the consumer lending market was the dramatic spike seen in the unemployment...
In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak led to a sudden slowdown in consumer lending in Austria, with the pandemic significantly reducing appetite among consumers to take on debt. Declining incomes and rising uncertainty over economic prospects also negatively impacted demand for loans. Consumer Lending in Austria report establishes the size...
The impact of COVID-19 on consumer lending in Nigeria cannot be overstated as the local economy was impacted by recession following various lockdown measures, resulting in rising unemployment and decreasing disposable incomes. Mainstream financial service providers were already apprehensive about lending at the beginning of 2020, with most...