The central bank of Turkey’s macroprudential adjustments has made the operating environment for the country’s banks increasingly complex.

The initiative will require companies to collect and process personal data in order to report on ESG issues, which presents some challenges but, more importantly, gives organisations an opportunity to embrace digital transformation.

The National Bank of Georgia’s outgoing governor talks about his biggest regret and the need for central banks to make unpopular decisions.

Of 500 organisations surveyed who are “most exposed to deforestation risk in their supply chains and investments”, 40% have not set a single policy on deforestation.

Asia has a wide infrastructure gap, which was further exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries look to new ways of raising financing, innovative structures and a focus on renewables is helping to lure in new investors. 

Now is an opportune time to consider introducing UK regulatory investigation time limits in order to achieve better fairness and proportionality.

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has agreed its position on the remaining aspects of EU implementation of Basel III. It is an important step forward, but there are plenty of issues left to iron out before a final text is agreed. 

The delayed Basel III reforms are poised for progress in 2023, but there are signs of divergence between EU, UK and US implementation.

Environmental, social and governance criteria are three separate goals that do not necessarily go hand-in-hand, says a Commerzbank white paper. 

Despite gains at the boardroom level, women are still largely absent from the executive level within European banks. So, what will move the needle?