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Macaskill on markets: Investment banks and the sharing economy

Bankers in Europe have discussed pooling resources across different institutions for some years, as the threat from bigger US rivals has become painfully obvious.

Jon Macaskill, September 13, 2019

BANKING

Tough boots to fill at the top of the World Bank

And just as tough to get an interview with those higher up the ladder.

Philip Moore, September 13, 2019

BANKING

Is the World Bank fit for purpose?

From governance issues to mounting competition, the World Bank faces myriad challenges, but its proponents remain convinced of its importance to the modern world.

Philip Moore, September 13, 2019

BANKING

The World Bank: the impossible job?

The World Bank is where finance and politics meet. The scope of its mandate and its ability to effect change have attracted some of both disciplines’ brightest minds to its presidency. But do the conflicting demands of the role mean that all careers at its head are destined to end in failure?

Philip Moore, September 13, 2019

BANKING

Eugene Rotberg and the World Bank: Worth spending one’s life on

The World Bank’s influence on the growth of global capital markets is unquestionable, and no individual has played a more important role than its former treasurer, Eugene Rotberg.

Philip Moore, September 13, 2019

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September 13, 2019

BANKING

Kurdistan readies for post-ISIS future

It’s not long ago that Kurdistan was on the brink of accessing the international markets. Then came ISIS, strained relations with Iraq and the challenge of being shackled to a state from which the population wants independence. Is Kurdistan ready to approach world markets again?

Chris Wright, September 12, 2019

CAPITAL MARKETS

The places that finance forgot

Countries fall off the global financial grid for a host of reasons: political obtuseness, lack of sovereign recognition, the departure of correspondent banking relationships, even Ebola. But we make a mistake if we think of these places as distant and uninteresting curios

Chris Wright, September 12, 2019

BANKING

Laos’s past is its present

In the landlocked nation, credit is in short supply and few have bank accounts. Foreign lenders, development banks, microfinance institutions and fintechs want to solve its woes – it’s just not clear that Laos wants them back.

Elliot Wilson, September 12, 2019

BANKING

Liberia sees a second chance

For many international investors, Liberia isn’t relevant. It offers little in terms of natural resource, while global banks find doing business there too risky and its young and poor population offers little commercial opportunity. Can China help turn this around?

Kanika Saigal, September 12, 2019

BANKING

Algeria’s battle for modern banking

A properly functioning financial system has long eluded the country. As it moves on from Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year leadership, can the financial system finally overcome its many problems?

Olivier Holmey, September 12, 2019

BANKING

Clothes don’t cover Haiti’s problems

The country’s poverty is in marked contrast to the relative affluence of its neighbours. It needs access to finance beyond disaster relief. But can banks make a business case for a nation in such poor repair?

Rob Dwyer, September 12, 2019

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