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India Reserve Bank Gets CFO, More Powers

Urjit Patel, India's central bank govenor For the first time ever, India’s 82-year-old central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will have a chief financial officer with domain expertise to oversee sweeping reforms.

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Le Maire: New Face Of The New Economy

Bruno Le Maire, France's new minister of the Economy — is appointed by Emmanuel Macron following the French presidential elections

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Moon Jae-In May Be Nicer To Neighbors

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president Civil- and human-rights lawyer and former student activist Moon Jae-in won a presidential election on May 9, becoming the 12th person to serve as president of South Korea.

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Philippines’ Central Bank Chief Faces Early Test

The appointment of Nestor Espenilla Jr. as governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s less controversial decisions and may ease investor concerns over the stability of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies.

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Re-Elected, Rouhani Faces A New World

The re-election of moderate Hassan Rouhani for a second term as Iran’s president ends a chapter in Iran’s history,

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The Future of Financial Innovation

Throughout history, there have been major transformative periods where a single innovation has wrought profound social and economic changes over the next century

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Unprofitable Tesla Achieves Record Market Cap

Elon Musk, profitless billionaire first it surpassed Ford, then GM, then went head to head with Honda and flew past it.

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US-China Deal Counters Campaign Rhetoric

Following the April summit the US and China achieved a 100-day joint action plan, a significant departure from Trump’s campaign rhetoric

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Getting Bank Regulation Right

Two economists lay out some arguments—pro and con—about US and European bank oversight

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Norways Giant Fund Stamps Big Activist Feet

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund increasingly engages in activism over the governance of companies it invests in.

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Stronger, With Risk Of A Relapse

A checkup on the health of global banks shows an industry in recovery but still threatened by rapidly changing externalities.

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The Global Impact Of Easternization

Gideon Rachman, author of “Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond,” talks with Global Finance about the growing power of Eastern nations.