Countries across Asia are licensing virtual banks, which operate solely online and without a physical presence. How much headway can these potential disruptors really make in more mature markets? 

The Philippines is seeking overseas investment, but its young population is giving local lenders plenty of opportunities for expansion.

Interest in green financing is picking up in Asia. Even so, there is plenty of work to be done if the region is to fulfil its ambitions in the sector. 

With a new president at the World Bank – one associated with the Trump administration – and a pending new face at the IMF, what direction will the two institutions take?

In the more than 10 years since the country declared its independence, Kosovo's banks have performed admirably in often-difficult conditions. 

Reforms and a large unbanked rural population are behind new strategies at Zambia’s otherwise stable banks. 

Zambia is beset with problems stemming from the commodities price drop, the effects of a severe drought and rampant public spending. But is an IMF loan the solution? 

A troublesome few years have hit Azerbaijan's banking sector hard but now its banks are emerging in better shape. Peter McGill assesses the challenges they are facing.