Country Report
Bad Loans Bite Back In China
The takeover of a commercial bank for the first time in nearly two decades highlights the urgency of banking reform in China.
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China: A Bad Time For Trade Wars
The US-China trade war comes atop an economic slowdown and a potential debt crisis. Increasing consumption and innovation remain China’s key challenges.
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Enterprise AI: Are we at the crest or the trough?
AI adoption in banks has been supercharged by generative AI. But is this just another short-lived and overhyped technology? Or is it truly the start of a new revolution in financial services?
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Start With The Client: Q&A With Sberbank’s Director Of Digital Business Platform Department Alexey Kruglov
Alexey Kruglov, acting director of the Digital Business Platform Department of Sberbank’s Retail Business Block, talks about how the bank focuses innovation to meet real needs.
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The Innovators 2019: Cash Management
With creative deployment of technology, banks are competing with tech firms while helping corporate and retail clients manage their cash.
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Techcombank Sets Sights on Next Stage of Growth in Vietnam
Investments in technology, data and talent are paying off for Techcombank. They helped it tackle tough markets in 2023 and now, as Vietnam’s economy rebounds, the bank’s expanded digital platforms, customer offerings and deposit base put it on track for faster, more profitable growth.
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The Innovators 2019: Corporate Finance
Banks tap into technology and social media to satisfy corporate clients, traders and retail customers.
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The Innovators 2019: Trade Finance
Using technology and creativity, banks help clients—big and small—reduce paperwork and costs.
Features
Emerging Markets Hot Spots 2019
Our map reveals at a glance the hottest emerging markets of the past year, as determined by an algorithm incorporating economic growth, investment inflows andcompetitiveness. With data tables and Top 10 rankings across multiple vectors.
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Boubyan Bank: Kuwait’s Partner in Digital Banking
Kuwait is emerging as a forward-thinking player in the global banking landscape. Boubyan Bank’s Abdullah Al Tuwaijri, Chief Executive Officer for Consumer, Private & Digital Banking discusses Kuwait’s digital banking strategy and Boubyan Bank’s central role in reshaping Kuwait’s banking sector with innovative digital financial services.
Supplement
Middle East Supplement 2019
Tighter fiscal policies and oil-output cuts agreed to by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), plus Russia, could cause economic growth in the Middle East region to slow this year. Favorable demographics will underpin long-term growth in the decades ahead, but productivity gains will be slow, economists say. Despite efforts to diversify their economies, the Arab Gulf countries will remain reliant on their oil and gas sectors for years to come.