Jaime Caruana, governor of the Bank of Spain, demonstrates his mastery of the detail of Basel II and the Stability Pact to Karina Robinson.
I have been in this business too long. Two hours flew by as I questioned Jaime Caruana, governor of the Bank of Spain and chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, on the intricacies of the
new capital accord, the detail of Spain’s economic miracle and the level of the euro.

As global consolidation continues apace, one essential ingredient for success is becoming evident – to integrate the respective parties quickly.

Hong Kong property tycoon Vincent Lo talks to Karina Robinson about his strategy for doing business with mainland China.

The heads of the top three banks in Singapore tell Karina Robinson about their strategies for growth – three different routes to overseas expansion.

HSBC chairman Sir John Bond talks to Karina Robinson about the transformational impact of the bank’s acquisition of Household International.

Andrei Melnichenko, the precocious talent at the helm of MDM, talks to Karina Robinson about his business empire’s place in the new Russia.

Prime minister Helen Clark wants New Zealand to be a price maker, not a price taker, she tells Karina Robinson.

Spanish banks in Colombia were burnt by the economic downturn, but domestic and foreign players consider the worst to be over. 

As banks face some of the most challenging times in two decades and optimists are talking up a post-Iraq conflict recovery, Karina Robinson looks at the possibility and grim implications of a 10-year bear market.

In theory, enlargement to 25 countries will give the European Union the critical mass necessary to challenge US economic supremacy. In practice, the EU has found decision-making increasingly difficult with just 15 members.