World Economic Forum 2008

Kosit Panpiemras, Thailand’s deputy prime minister

Integration advantage

Kosit Panpiemras, Thailand’s deputy prime minister, tells Brian Caplen that trade and investment policies must be transformed to achieve greater integration into Asean.

IMF/World Bank 2007

World Bank in a spin

Against a backdrop of change at the top of both the World Bank and the IMF, Jane Monahan reports on how the two institutions are responding to changing demands in a global economy and their efforts to remain relevant.

International Financial Centres

Special Report: International Financial Centres

In association with Paris Europlace, Invest HK, Cyprus High Commission Commercial Section

Special Reports

IIF REPORT: Capital flows to emerging market economies

While the Institute of International Finance (IIF) suggests that capital flows to emerging markets have dropped sharply in recent weeks due to the strains on global credit markets, its latest report shows that private capital flows during the past 15 months have been maintained at a remarkably strong pace.

News by email