Market Intelligence & Analytics
WHAT ROLE DO MARKET INTELLIGENCE & ANALYTICS PLAY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS?
INFORMED DECISION-MAKING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
ANALYSING THE MARKET TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
Market intelligence enables institutions to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities by monitoring market developments and participant sentiments. This proactive approach allows them to capitalise on new markets or sectors before competitors.
Market intelligence aids in understanding customer needs and preferences, allowing financial institutions to tailor their products and services accordingly. This customer-centric approach enhances satisfaction and loyalty.
Market intelligence is essential for financial institutions as it enhances decision-making capabilities, improves risk management practices, ensures regulatory compliance, identifies market opportunities, strengthens customer relationships, informs strategic planning, facilitates performance benchmarking, and supports crisis management efforts.
What is Market intelligence?
OUR AREAS OF WORK
Thematic knowledge report
Policy assessment & advocacy
Guidance documents
FEATURED PROJECTS
An African G20 opportunity: Making the case for the bioeconomy, green industrialisation, growth, jobs and skills development
Client/partner: 3 global climate and nature NGOs and a leading regional academic institution
Year: 2025 [ongoing]
Region: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Description: Led an extensive research project to outline the landscape of bioeconomy financing in the SADC region, comprising of 16 countries mapping finance policies and regulations, public and private investment flows, and international best practices on financing the bioeconomy. Presented research findings to the G20 and final outcomes to the Government of South Africa to lead further work on a regional bioeconomy strategy
Diagnostic assessment of India’s climate finance ecosystem under the India-UK Economic Cooperation Program
Client/partner: A European government development agency and a global research-based consultancy
Year: 2025 [ongoing]
Country: India
Description: Executed a 2-phase diagnostic and design study to identify strategic opportunities to mobilise and accelerate climate finance. The work involved developing nine policy and market interventions, validated through expert consultations and global benchmarking, and preparing detailed implementation plans for priority actions. The second phase advanced focused research on regulatory reforms and foreign exchange risk mitigation products to enable low-cost climate finance.
International benchmarking and instrument design for green microfinance in Cambodia
Client/partner: A national microfinance association
Consortium partners: A national consultancy firm
Year: 2024
Country: Cambodia
Description: Delivered research and technical support to design scalable green financing instruments for the microfinance sector in Cambodia. The project analysed international best practices across priority sectors, relevant instrument types and translated these learnings into context-specific models for implementation. The outputs included a benchmarking report with key case studies, stakeholder workshop, and prototype design of green finance instruments to advance climate adaptation and mitigation goals in the sector.