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Could Covid-19 spark sustainable finance revolution?

July 15, 2020

Outcome from pandemic could be financial industry pays more attention to sustainability.

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Next IDB chief should come from Latin America

July 3, 2020

Latam countries need to agree alternative candidate to counter US efforts to hijak process.

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Fintechs reboot strategies in response to crisis

June 8, 2020

Fintechs are finding new ways to respond to needs of locked-down populations during pandemic.

Can emerging oil producers recover from slump?

May 22, 2020

As oil prices inch back up after April’s slump, developing market producers are requesting help.

EU's Covid-19 response a big step forward

May 22, 2020

The proposal for an EU-wide fund in response to the economic slump caused by Covid-19 is to be welcomed.

Caution is key as banks look to rescue their reputation

April 27, 2020

Banks are helping keep businesses afloat with loans and credit holidays but risk strategies are also essential.

There’s light behind the clouds

April 13, 2020

Does it matter which country controls the banking cloud infrastructure? 

Build, buy or transform the bank?

March 13, 2020

Can an incumbent bank spin up or buy a digital bank to get out of transforming itself?

Transition bonds deserve the green light

February 28, 2020

Transition bonds – an issuance option for 'brown' companies wanting to clean up their act – are controversial but essential tools in the fight against climate change.

From nowhere to ubiquity: why we may stop talking about fintech

February 10, 2020

The fintech community sprang up out of nowhere to dominate any discussion on the state of the banking industry. But will we still be talking about it in 10 years’ time?

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