The Banker September issue
COVER STORY
Looking ahead with Christine Lagarde
The September issue of The Banker features coverage ahead of the IMF and World Bank Group annual meetings in Peru, including an interview with Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF about the 'hot topics' affecting the institution. We also investigate the IMF's system of voting, which is coming under fire for being outdated.
The issue also includes a new ranking to assess bank safety, the top 250 EU banks ranking and top international financial centres ranking.
Highlights
- Asia's new Silk Road
- Iran and Cuba open up
- What now for development banks in central and eastern Europe?
- Arab banking: the oil drain
- Japan's mega-bank strategy
Rankings
Interviews and profiles
- Finance minister of Serbia, Dusan Vujovic
- EU commissioner, Jonathan Hill
- President emeritus of the Inter-American Dialogue, Peter Hakim
- Minister of finance of Egypt, Hany Kadry Dimian
- Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani
- Minister in the prime minister's office, Malaysia, Idris Jala
- Finance minister of Nepal, Ram Sharan Mahat
- Finance minister of Ukraine, Natalie Jaresko
Country focus