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Vulnerable countries need understanding from banks
June 3, 2019The countries most at risk from climate change will struggle without greater leniency from their lenders.
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Is bad service built in?
May 28, 2019There is no point in asking your customers about the add-ons if the basics are missing, writes Brian Caplen.
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Bad times bring back bad ideas
May 21, 2019Printing money and running up massive government debts will not solve the current economic malaise, writes Brian Caplen.
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Financing a just transition
May 14, 2019With banks keen to give back to the community and finance a green future, an ideal opportunity has presented itself, writes Brian Caplen.
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Banks need to shape up in eastern Europe
May 3, 2019A new report from the EBRD champions equity over debt and bank finance as the way forward for countries aiming to avoid the middle-income trap, as Brian Caplen describes.
How central banks connect with the community
May 1, 2019Central bankers must improve communications with the public if they are to combat charges of elitism, Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, tells The Banker.
Dutch central bank embraces emerging technologies
May 1, 2019Petra Hielkema, director of payments and market infrastructures at the Dutch central bank, talks to Joy Macknight about experimenting with blockchain, supporting fintechs and raising consumer awareness around the Payment Services Directive 2.
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The tug of war for tech talent
May 1, 2019How can banks tempt coders away from the big tech titans or the exciting start-up world of unicorns, centaurs and ponies?
Will big tech IPOs revive listings landscape?
May 1, 2019A clutch of highly valued tech listings are finally launching, with the promise of potential returns apparently offsetting any red flags investors might have.