Trailblazers from across the global banking industry have proven their mettle in the face of serious economic headwinds and market volatility during the past year.

Mamo Mihretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, talks about progress on the country’s debt restructuring talks, the fight against inflation and plans to encourage foreign investment in the country. 

Is this what a just, orderly and responsible transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 looks like?

Swift could leverage its global messaging network to let financial institutions trade tokenised assets at scale, but regulatory uncertainty remains a challenge.

Banks are increasingly dependent on a technology that has some way to go to prove itself as dependable within financial services.

Banks’ profitability improved in 2022, with lenders taking advantage of higher interest rates. However, inflation and tighter monetary policy worldwide also presented challenges in terms of more expensive funding and an increase in interest expenses.

With an ever-expanding remit and shouldering more strategic responsibility, the chief risk officer’s job is arguably the most difficult in the C-suite. 

Heads of digital assets at buy- and sell-side firms are busying themselves with digital bond issuances on their proprietary tokenisation platforms. But what is behind their newfound love for tokenising traditional financial assets? 

By 2030, the growth of blockchain will be measured in billions of users and trillions of dollars, driven by the adoption of central bank digital currencies and tokenised assets, according to a Citi report.

The world became addicted to free money, but now the party is over; what does this say about the health of the broader financial system?