Singapore’s banks take the top spots again in the Tier 1 ranking, but Indonesia’s banks continue their strong showing across the performance metrics.
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has published detailed principles for banks to follow on managing their model risk.
A new trade deal for Africa is needed to boost the continent’s economic performance and reduce poverty.
While the impact of higher gas prices is set to ease in the short term, expansion of the North Field LNG project will underpin economic growth in the coming years.
A dollar shortage and falling international reserves are highlighting the limits of a very heterodox economic model.
Rebuilding Ukraine, Uzbekistan’s gradual opening up and sub-Saharan Africa dominated the agenda at this year’s EBRD meeting in Samarkand.
Profits have improved across the sector, even as lending eases following last year’s Fifa World Cup.
The FCA has set out plans for a revival of the country’s equity capital markets post-Brexit.
The board member responsible for corporate clients, Michael Kotzbauer, talks about how the tough retrenchment process has left the German lender in a stronger position to weather further storms.
A drop in foreign reserves and fears over devaluation are threatening the Latin American country’s economy, as its third-largest bank faces liquidation.
At the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting, the discussion around climate change has become focused on the very real problems affecting the region and its people, and the innovations needed to finance the solutions.
The country’s banks are in a more solid position than their European peers, but ESG and digitisation remain challenging for the sector, and more consolidation could be on the cards.
Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO of the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, talks about the country’s diversification strategy and investment priorities.
The ECB’s proposed CBDC is a welcome development but must take existing payment solutions, privacy concerns and stablecoins into account.
The Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting focused on the threat of climate change and provided real solutions and the steps that must be taken to prevent the situation worsening.
Heads of digital assets at buy- and sell-side firms are busying themselves with digital bond issuances on their proprietary tokenisation platforms. But what is behind their newfound love for tokenising traditional financial assets?
Bolivia’s central bank president, Edwin Rojas, talks to The Banker about how the bank is tackling a sharp fall in foreign currency reserves.
Uneven development is curbing excitement about the sector in the region.
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.
The director of the IMF’s African department speaks about the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, the funding squeeze faced by much of the continent, and the necessity of increased spending on climate change adaptation.