The biggest shocks of 2016 were political rather than financial, and politics will continue to keep financial markets on their toes in 2017 as monetary policy gives way to fiscal stimulus. The long-term effect of a Trump presidency, however, is anyone's guess. In The Banker's outlook for 2017, we take stock of what this may mean for economies and banks.

The Banker's December issue also announces the winners of the Bank of the Year Awards, ranks the top banks in the Commonwealth of Independent States region and looks at the economic impact of another shock referendum result in Colombia.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2017: a journey into the unknown
• Deutsche Bank shows the way for P2P loans
• Panda bonds: the five hoops
• Singapore exchange broadens its horizons
• Digital transformation hits second gear
• Will China bring salvation to Russia?
• Vietnam's long slog towards reform
• Columbia faces up to post-referendum challenges
• Blockchain: the only way is up
• Barclays Africa takes a different approach to data

RANKING 

• Top 100 CIS Banks ranking

AWARDS

• Bank of the Year Awards

INTERVIEWS & PROFILES

• Leandro Miranda, investment banking chief, Bradesco BBI
• Cristina Casalinho, CEO of Portugal's public debt management agency
• Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman, State Bank of India
• Daniyar Akishev Talgotovitch, central bank governor, Kazakhstan