As commercial banks begin to suffer the same risk problems as investment banks, risk management is becoming more important in the sector. Heather McKenzie reports on the biggest issues and the tools that can be used to manage them.

Banks are looking to increase the number of commercial banking services they offer via internet platforms. But what do their small and medium-sized enterprise customers want and what can realistically be migrated? Nicholas Pratt reports.

Concern about a potential franc zone devaluation is countered by a generally bullish mood across the region, writes Jon Marks.

A decade after big developers pulled back, sub-Saharan Africa is re-emerging as a market for infrastructure finance, with innovations in international and local markets, write Jon Marks and Kevin Godier.

MediCapital, the new sales and investment banking arm of BMCE, aims to spark interest in untapped African markets. Neil Sen reports.

The CIO of investment banking technology within Deutsche’s Corporate and Investment Bank remains unmoved by the summer’s crisis. Alan Duerden reports.

South African banks remain dominant as Nigeria’s programme of capitalisation starts to bear fruit.

Bankers and governments have been moving back into trade financing in Africa and creating new financial structures to mitigate the risks.

Argentina’s new president has the chance to help the country rejoin the international financial community. Will she take it? By Jason Mitchell in Buenos Aires.

China is beginning a march abroad with banks aiming to imitate the international prominence of the country’s manufacturing industry. Stephen Timewell reports.