Oil tycoon T Boone Pickens is investing billions in building the world’s largest wind farm in Texas, which in turn will free up natural gas for transportation and reduce US reliance on oil. Interview by Karen E Thuermer.

Orange Mobile’s boss Olaf Swantee explains how mobile banking solutions pioneered in Africa may be relaunched in mature markets. Interview by Lara Williams.

Infrastructure should be the cornerstone of Africa’s development partnership, according to the prime minister of Kenya. By The Rt Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga.

Technology can help banks improve business processes and, in turn, prepare them for the many future challenges.

With prompt corrective action procedures in place, banks would be made to recapitalise themselves at a far earlier stage.

If the market meets standards of best practice, there is less need for the authorities to impose draconian new regulations.

Current WTO negotiations are encouraging a negative trend towards bilateralism and regionalism.

The environmental challenges we face should not cost us money but should help make us money.

Staving off food riots means governments must end their love of peasant agriculture, accept GM and stop growing bio-fuels.

Russian federal government finances have never looked healthier, but rising inflation, growing regional divides and the fallout from the conflict in Georgia mean finance minister Alexei Kudrin still has his work cut out.