How can financial authorities protect the value that underpins all human activity, nature? Dorothy Maseke, head of the African Natural Capital Alliance, outlines how Africa is rolling out nature-related disclosures. 

Fresh interoperability legislation will be transformative, but don’t expect a copy of Brazil’s PIX just yet.

Indonesia’s ambitious plans for its new capital, Nusantara, are underway, yet there remains uncertainty of whether the president’s ambitious vision will be realised as there are questions over its green credentials and how the city will be financed.

China’s growing use of currency swap agreements — most recently with Saudi Arabia — are a key part of its strategy to lessen the global influence of the US dollar. 

Examining the impact of the FCA’s recent Consultation Paper on Diversity and Inclusion in Financial Services.

The UK’s anti-greenwashing regime has been strengthened as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.

Banks in the country will lose the ability to generate sufficient levels of capital.

Mustafa Rawji, CEO of Rawbank, talks to John Everington about the outlook for the bank’s home market of the Democratic Republic of Congo, strategies for sustainable lending to the country’s CEOs, and the nascent bancassurance market. 

Ras Al Khaimah’s new Digital Asset Oasis is focusing on Web3 and ‘unregulated’ services to stand out in a crowded national field. 

Following a raft of regulation in the UK this year, can BNPL providers expect more in 2024?