Banking
Transaction Banking Is Sexy Again
Steady revenue streams make transaction banking attractive during times of volatility. But tech and upstart competitors are remaking the business.
News
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Şimşek: A Reformer In Their Midst
Turkey
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept elections in November, financial markets were focused neither on prime minister Ahmet Davutolu, nor on president Recep Tayyip Erdoan. All eyes were on new deputy prime minister Mehmet imek, the former Finance minister, who may be the only reformer within the largely statist AKP.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
A Great Divide
Central Europe and the Southeast revive, while the CIS struggles with low oil prices and sanctions.
Banking
Belt-Tightening As Costs Surge And Rivals Circle
The world’s biggest banks are cutting jobs and shrinking operations.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Canada’s New Finance Minister Is Banking On Infrastructure
Canada
The Liberal Party representatives who will form Canada’s next government will field several key cabinet posts. Rookie MP Bill Morneau is taking one of the most coveted—minister of Finance.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Chile Is Set To Join Roster Of Debtor Nations
Hit by a sharp decline in the price of copper, Chile is putting the brakes on public spending with a 2016 budget that aims at keeping costs under control.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Special Issue 2015
An expanding middle class and strong long-term fundamentals suggest that pessimism over developing nations’ economic prospects may be overdone.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Eye On Trade
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria, professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, says the slowing of international trade since the financial crisis is a major threat to the world economy.
News
Future Growth In Ecuador Linked To “Knowledge” Economy
In the province of Imbabura in northern Ecuador, approximately a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the capital, Quito, and close to the border of Colombia, sits Yachay, the country’s first planned “city of knowledge.”
Banking
Is Adeosun Up To Nigeria’s Challenge?
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari announced his new cabinet in November, appointing former banker and government official Kemi Adeosun minister of Finance.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Latin America Cleans Up Its Act
Grassroots anti-corruption movement promises new era of transparency.
Banking
New Reality In The Gulf: Austerity
Nations slash subsidies in the face of cheap oil and regional conflicts.