In the Brexit trade discussions, finance looks like being sacrificed to fish. Is finance ready to swim without borders?
Latest articles from Comment
to read

Can negative rates ever be positive?
October 20, 2020With the Bank of England considering negative interest rates, the experience in other countries where they have been tried is mixed.
to read

The great inflation comeback
October 13, 2020After years of low inflation, a forecast of 5-10% seems incredible – but not if there’s a huge shift in the way the global economy functions.

Reshaping African trade finance
October 9, 2020Trade tensions and Covid-19 could spell disaster for Africa’s trade finance sector unless tech can take strain, says Afreximbank president.

Mask sales a boon for GVS’s long-planned IPO
October 9, 2020Surge in demand for GVS’s filtration products has helped push its long-aspired IPO over the line.

Overcoming Lebanon's economic crisis
October 9, 2020Lebanon’s crisis can only be solved with meaningful reform – if not it faces a lost decade of mass migration and social unrest.
to read

Central banks must be at cutting edge of technology
October 9, 2020Central banks play a pivotal role in maintaining the safety and integrity of the financial system and need to assert their leadership in its digital evolution.

Jefferies' ECM team on the art of finding European equity ‘winners’
October 9, 2020With investors drawn to European tech and healthcare stocks, it's been a busy period for ECM team.

Crédit Agricole CIB head on keeping a long-term perspective
October 9, 2020Jacques Ripoll on maintaining the right organisational approach and product focus to deliver in the future.

Islamic finance has vital role to play in virus recovery
October 7, 2020Islamic finance can help get UN’s Sustainable Development Goals back on track, says Islamic Development Bank president Bandar Hajjar.