EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso talks about the bank’s re-engagement with and renewable investment in Uzbekistan, and what to expect from this year’s annual meeting in Samarkand
A professor of financial economics at Warwick Business School examines the pros and cons of ring-fencing banks and suggests a new method to more effectively protect people’s savings.
At the halfway mark of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 programme, The Banker’s John Everington discusses the successes of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification drive and its ongoing impact on the country's banking sector.
Dinesh Khara, chairman of the State Bank of India Group, updates The Banker’s Kimberley Long on how India’s economy is performing, and how the bank is working ESG into its operations.
Kimberley Long speaks to Andrew Leigh, assistant minister of charities, competition and treasury for Australia
Biman Prasad, deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Fiji, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the country’s plans for infrastructure projects, and how the government will tackle high levels of national debt.
Credit growth is set to ease in 2023 as the country’s mortgage market cools, while tighter liquidity increases funding costs, writes John Everington.
Peter Janssen explores the challenges facing Vietnam’s domestic environment, including its heavy dependence on exports to the US and tourists from China, as well as rising problems in its real estate sector.
Halfway through the country's Vision 2030 programme, Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in its economic reform programme. Yet efforts to further boost the private sector and attract foreign investment face stiff challenges.
The central bank governors of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Guatemala dismiss concerns about increased financial volatility at the IDB.
The head of Slovakia’s central bank has been convicted of bribery, but it is too early to assess the impact.
Guillermo Avellán Solines, general manager of Ecuador's central bank, discusses the country's macroeconomic outlook with Latin America editor Barbara Pianese.
Colombia is tackling inflation and its fiscal and current account deficits, José Antonio Ocampo explains to Latin America editor Barbara Pianese.
The governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait talks about the impact of slowing economic growth on the local banking sector, CBDCs and other digital initiatives, and the country’s nascent green finance initiatives.
While a spike in oil revenues is predicted to return government finances to a surplus for the first time since 2014, vital economic reforms appear as far off as ever.
The heavy weight of geopolitical issues and the potential of intraregional growth are among the topics discussed with The Banker by this roundtable of economists.
The Chilean banking sector is strong, Chilean finance minister Mario Marcel tells Latin America editor Barbara Pianese
Latin America needs a plan for fiscal consolidation, explains IDB chief economist Eric Parrado Herrera to The Banker's Latin America editor Barbara Pianese.
Inflation is soaring as the country returns to the IMF for the fourth time since 2016.
The International Monetary Fund is due to release a tranche of over $1bn to the country.