Latest articles from Stephen Timewell

Saudi banks buck international trend

April 2, 2002

Stephen Timewell reports from Riyadh on how most of Saudi Arabia's banks are enjoying a profitable year.

No place like home

February 2, 2002

The Banker's global banking survey comes to a surprising conclusion - most banks' assets remain in their domestic market. Stephen Timewell reports. Research by Terry Baker-Self.

The next best things

August 2, 2000

Stephen Timewell analyses the effect the growth of the Internet and consequent intensifying competitiveness will have on the smaller banks around the world.

Online surge blasts banks

January 2, 2000

 The battle lines have been drawn between the incumbents and the new dot.com entrants. Stephen Timewell and Kung Young look at how the two sides are shaping up.

Are the banks ready for Y2K?

December 1, 1999

The millennium date change could be the biggest story that never happened or a castastrophe which brings economies worldwide to their knees. 

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