The application that wouldn’t die is still the finance industry’s go-to spreadsheet option.
The new financial order calls for a new cyber strategy based on global collaboration, says Steven Silberstein, CEO of FS-ISAC.
As the US Libor transition enters a crucial period market, participants now have all the tools they need to make progress, says Tom Wipf, chair of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee.
Forging a regulatory strategy in a time of crisis is not easy, but the Cyprus financial sector has come out stronger and more resilient, says Demetra Kalogerou, chairwoman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina has steadied the country’s currency, which has contributed to overall macroeconomic stability, according to the bank's governor, Senad Softić.
Development finance institutions must reinvent themselves to be fit for purpose, writes Rémy Rioux, CEO of the French development bank agency and initiator of the Finance in Common coalition.
It will take both investment and innovation to tackle the climate crisis, according to Werner Hoyer, president, European Investment Bank.
“Leading innovation at a central bank – isn’t that an oxymoron?” asks Sunayna Tuteja, chief innovation officer, US Federal Reserve System.
Covid-19 has amplified, rather than muted, the importance of funding and developing well-connected, sustainable and liveable cities, argues urbanist professor Greg Clark.
Ade Ayeyemi, group CEO of Ecobank, on empowering the African Continental Free Trade Area.
More meaningful data and better processes to hire and manage staff will help improve both gender balance and the bottom line, argues Nouriel Roubini, Kübra Koldemir and Paul Smith.
Jorgovanka Tabaković, Serbia's central bank governor, outlines the country’s fiscal policies in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The deputy minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan explains the country’s developing relationship with the EU, its partnerships with China, and its plans to diversify its economic output.
The managing director of Estonia’s e-Residency programme explains how the country's digital identity policy is positioning it as a leader in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The proliferation of US sanctions is not helping build resilience, while climate change risk is being ignored by policy-makers, former deputy Treasury secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin tells The Banker.
The deputy finance minister of Uzbekistan speaks to The Banker about how the country is undertaking a wide range of banking and business reforms.
The world’s longest serving central bank governor looks back on the aftermath of Romania’s 1989 revolution and the 30 years since. He talks to The Banker about his experiences.
Stagflation and high unemployment have led Iran to raise fuel prices – resulting in violent protests. But while US sanctions are not helping, Iran must tackle serious economic reforms, says the resident scholar of the Arab Gulf States Institute.
The Arabian Gulf is lagging other regions when it comes to embracing fintech but now its countries are formulating strategies to launch hubs of their own.