A European banking union means little unless there is greater consultation on the regulation of cross-border banking groups between home and host nations, and not just in Europe.

Governments scramble to bridge the infrastructure gap.

Rwanda's move into the capital markets may not prove to be a wise decision.

Gary Gensler's criticisms of Libor miss the point.

The Senate report into JPMorgan's 2012 losses on credit derivatives suggests new capital regulations are just making investment banking groups even more complicated to oversee. But perhaps regulatory confusion will eventually shrink 'too big to fail' banks.

Germany cannot duck its responsibility for the mismanagement of a eurozone system from which its own exporters have benefited greatly.

Africa's upturn in fortunes in the past few years shows the advantages of having an open economy.

Sovereigns taking action against rating agencies are aiming at the wrong target.

Debate is raging over the ideal degree of separation between governments and central banks.

While regulation says that bondholders should be the ones to lose out when banks fail, the reality is that such write-downs are rarely forced.