Mass shift to digital financial services during Covid-19 has called into question the longevity of ATMs and branches.
Central Bank of Kuwait governor Mohammad Al-Hashel talks to John Everington about protecting the banking sector and growing credit amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Salah Y Al-Fulaij, Kuwait CEO of NBK, on the state of Kuwait’s banking sector and the key drivers for post-pandemic growth.
Asian Development Bank president Masatsugu Asakawa outlines challenges Covid-19 has created for development banks.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president Jin Liqun on how the pandemic has exposed weaknesses in many economies.
Historic enmity between Kuwait’s government and national assembly offer little confidence that the country will pass the economic reforms it desperately needs.
Banks in Kuwait may have taken a knock from Covid-19 and its related effects, but optimism remains.
Recent activity in the US stock markets has prompted much sound and fury, but the long-term impact is so far unclear.
Quantum computing offers huge benefits to banks, but users and developers will have to work together.
New breed of bank identifies as a tech firm with a banking licence, explains director of strategy.
The collapse of Greensill Capital has encouraged regulators to again look at the shadow banking industry. Chinese supervisors, however, are a step ahead.
Investors are understood to be lining up to litigate against the Swiss bank in London and Zurich.
A wave of non-performing loans threatens the banking sector, the solution may come from an unexpected source.
One of the Indian central bank’s priorities should be to ensure private and public banks operate on a level playing field.
Chairman Pier Carlo Padoan on takeovers, bad loans and the need to have more women in the workforce.
Social media giant’s cryptocurrency has had to curb its ambitions — but it’s mission is far from over.
Retail CBDCs could significantly improve cross-border payments but they also pose significant risks for the financial system.
By committing to the principles of ESG, not just saying the letters out loud, banks stand to gain from pulling out of the rainforest.
The latest data on India’s banking sector challenges the view that loans to disadvantaged sections of society are more risky.
Kuwait relies on public sector wages and energy subsidies. If the country is to revive its withered private sector, radical changes are needed.