In choosing their next leader, Indians are essentially having to choose between economic and political stability, with neither of the two major candidates likely to satisfy on both scores. 

Amcon, Nigeria’s resolution vehicle set up after its 2009 financial crisis, has made a lot of progress restructuring the billions of dollars of loans it holds. But its chief executive Mustafa Chike-Obi says its work will get harder and argues against calls for it to be wound down quickly.

Talk of banking channels is passé and misses the point. Going digital is about connecting everything, not carving it up.

As women's economic empowerment continues to rise, while overall countrywide growth slows, banks must do more to meet the expectations of their female clients and tap into this often neglected and under-served market. 

Brazil's economy may be growing, but not fast enough. Standard & Poor's sovereign downgrade, on the eve of this year's Inter-American Development Bank in Brazil, is a call to action for a country in desperate need of economic reform.

The regulation of the global financial sector should be extended to include intensive monitoring of merger and acquisition deals, which are a key source of instability.

With investors claiming that Basel explanations of risk weighting models are indecipherable, confidence in these measures has been lost. If it is not restored, capital may have to be regulated using much harsher methods.