Banking

Islamic Banking: London’s City Finds New Calling

In a bid to attract a new category of investors and to become a leading centre of Islamic finance, the…

11 years ago

Looking for an Easy Fix: The Great Banking Crisis Five Years Later

Greed, malfeasance, incompetence and a lack of both regulation and oversight brought the world perilously close to a financial Armageddon…

11 years ago

The Equator Principles: Banking on Sustainability

Financial institutions worldwide are increasingly benchmarking their larger investment projects to the Equator Principles of social and environmental risk assessment.…

11 years ago

Africapitalism: A Way to Unleash Africa’s Potential

Doing well in business whilst doing good for Africa. That is the challenge set by Nigerian banker-turned-philanthropist Tony Elumelu who…

11 years ago

Complimentary Currencies: Development Tool on Trial in Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya has asked the public prosecutor to charge American economist and former Peace Corps volunteer Will…

11 years ago

Doomsayers Enjoying a Field Day with Deutsche Bank

A tiny but apparently growing number of pundits is pretty sure the Deutsche Bank will shortly tumble and fall. As…

12 years ago

World Bank: Philippines Poised for More and Better Jobs

By Axel Van Trotsenburg, World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific If the first quarter of this year…

12 years ago

The Swiss Banks: Handing Over Data

The tax row with the United States is raising a feeling of uncertainty among cantonal banks, as well as adding…

12 years ago

Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Announces Investment Policy

Asset allocation to support preservation of capital, maximisation of returns and infrastructure development José Filomeno dos Santos appointed FSDEA chairman…

12 years ago

CBI Urges Banks to Think of Customers First

The CBI commented on the Government’s formal response to the recent report from the Commission on Banking Standards. Matthew Fell,…

12 years ago