Angola knows it must diversify away from oil and is lucky to have alternative possibilities waiting in the wings. But it is slow going, say the country's banks.

Angola’s finance minister talks to Peter Wise about diversifying the economy away from oil, tackling a shortage of foreign exchange and lifting economic growth.

Change is coming to Angola’s formerly state-focused economy, including anti-corruption and pro-business measures.

Islamic finance should have a wider global appeal, writes Kuwait's central bank governor.

Concerns are growing that the Laos-China Railway project will bring more debt than local benefits.

Turkey's economy has been hit by a plummeting lira, populist policies from its president and a tariff war with the US. The Banker looks at its prospects.

In a change of policy, the US administration is modernising its overseas development and foreign aid body.

India's banks have embraced the use of chatbots – some of them bilingual – to handle thousands of customer interactions concurrently.

The Banker’s Top 250 EU Banks ranking shows the resilience of lenders’ capital bases, although profitability is still lacking when viewed in global terms. 

Changes in US monetary policy are likely to push emerging markets to look for other alliances. Silvia Pavoni reports.