Early February, Canadian banker Mark Carney spoke before the House of Commons Treasury Committee about his new job. The hearing…
A Determined Leader for Challenging Times. In February 2012, Nuno Amado was elected Chief Executive Officer of Portugal’s largest private…
In a bid to attract a new category of investors and to become a leading centre of Islamic finance, the…
The World Bank has announced a new Low-Carbon Liveable Cities (LC2) Initiative to support developing country cities around the world…
In about 25 years the world will have used up its remaining “carbon credit” for the current century. Additional emissions…
High-street sales continued to grow strongly in the year to September, at the fastest pace since June 2012, and exceeded…
World trade growth in 2013 and 2014 is likely to be slower than previously forecast. WTO economists now predict 2013…
Extracts from a Speech By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund U.S. Chamber of Commerce, September 19, 2013 I.…
An estimated €193 billion in VAT revenues (1.5% of GDP) was lost due to non-compliance or non-collection in 2011, according…
At first glance, the showdown between the US government and the Swiss banks seems to have produced a satisfactory outcome:…