A wave of non-performing loans threatens the banking sector, the solution may come from an unexpected source.
The Bracken column
The Bracken column is named after Brendan Bracken, the founding editor of The Banker in 1926 and chairman of the modern-day Financial Times from 1945 to 1958.
Latest articles from Bracken
A new era for combatting illicit finance
January 27, 2021Sweeping changes to the US’s anti-money laundering laws will modernise the fight against dirty money.
A social green deal for Europe
November 19, 2020A just economy will need social as much as green elements, says Fisma's Marcel Haag.
Easing emerging market instability amid Covid-19
November 2, 2020Equity interventions by governments, rather than large loans, could help prevent financial instability across Latin America.
Central banks, political theory and Covid
September 30, 2020The lenders of last resort doctrine must extend to the real sector if economies are to escape the pandemic relatively unscathed.
What legacy will Covid-19 leave for UK businesses and banks?
August 28, 2020The UK needs a proactive supervisor and community banks to deal with the aftermath of the pandemic, says Philip Sinel.
Banks can learn from extractives’ ESG experience
July 31, 2020ESG was pioneered in the extractive industries, and banking and finance can learn a great deal from their experience, writes Rikard Scoufias of Greece’s national oil and gas exploration and production company HHRM.
Why China’s carbon market is failing to take off
June 22, 2020China needs political will to fulfil promise to be world’s largest national carbon market
Coronavirus sends banks back home
May 26, 2020Banks will likely find themselves pushed towards a domestic, rather than international, focus. Michiel Haasbroek explains.
How to fund crisis recovery while protecting the climate
April 14, 2020The EU could finance a response to Covid-19 and expand its climate commitments.