Banks need to switch from being profit maximisers to carving out a new role working with government to rebuild economies.
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Prepare for maximum disruption
May 19, 2020Multinational production will be reorganised regionally, so banks need to figure out what this means for customers, especially SMEs.

Platform banking made easy
May 12, 2020For many banks the burden of running a platform model is out of reach. Time to think of other ways of achieving the same goal.

Another day in home-working heaven
May 5, 2020Technology has saved the day in allowing many workers to operate from home. But the new arrangements bring their own challenges.

The next big US-China battle
April 28, 2020China is pushing ahead with its digital yuan to remove itself from the dollar’s orbit

Saving Africa is in the world’s self interest
April 21, 2020Failure to come up with a package to help Africa through the Covid 19 pandemic will condemn everyone to a second or third wave of the disease, writes Brian Caplen.

Will the Covid-19 response bring inflation or higher taxes?
April 14, 2020It took the UK a decade to get its finances back into shape after the financial crisis. With the economic damage from the coronavirus looking much worse, writes Brian Caplen, drastic solutions will be needed.

Bank CEOs must be replaceable
April 7, 2020The hospitalisation of the UK’s prime minister with Covid-19 shows the importance of building a strong team in any organisation

Rethinking globalisation after coronavirus
March 31, 2020Banking became Balkanised after the financial crisis; expect the same fate for manufacturing

Will we go back to the office?
March 24, 2020The coronavirus epidemic will accelerate changes in the way we work, shop and bank, writes Brian Caplen.