Banking

Muhammad Yunus: Enabling the Poor to Rise and Prosper

Muhammad Yunus is a soft-spoken gentleman with a South Asian accent. When he speaks, presidents strain to listen. Being one…

11 years ago

European Investment Bank: “Vienna Initiative” Keeps Credit Flowing

International financial institutions have joined forces to help calm economic turbulence and avert a collapse in the provision of credit…

11 years ago

Shazia Bashir: Reaching Out with Integrity – Banking on Society

Contrary to popular perception, it is never quite easy for children of successful entrepreneurs to make their own mark in…

11 years ago

Andrew Alli: Helping Unlock a Continent of Opportunity

Africa is still in desperate need of investment. The World Bank estimates that Africa requires $93 billion annually for the…

11 years ago

André Esteves: No Limit to Ambition – Looking to Dominate the World

From intern to owner in barely eight years: If anything, Brazilian banker André Esteves is a financial whirlwind. After grabbing…

11 years ago

Lady Rice: Wisdom as an Acquired Taste – A Voice of Reason

Lady Susan Rice is the first woman to head a UK clearing bank. Currently, she is managing director of Lloyds…

11 years ago

Greece on the Mend: Investors Find New Land of Opportunity

The severely battered Greek economy is on the mend. A rebound may even be in the works. The same hedge…

11 years ago

James “Jamie” Dimon: How Not to Be a Good Banker

The CEO, chairman and president of JPMorgan Chase has no shortage of supporters and fans. Just two years ago, James…

11 years ago

Peter Blom of Triodos Bank: The Assimilated Radical

It’s the idealists you have to look out for. The more dishonourable aspects of the financial world might have been…

11 years ago

Mark Carney: An Admirable Mind-Set at the Bank of England

Early February, Canadian banker Mark Carney spoke before the House of Commons Treasury Committee about his new job. The hearing…

11 years ago