The Banker's Finance Minister of the Year 2015 awards celebrate the officials that have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilise their economy.
Central Banker of the Year 2015
January 5, 2015The Banker's Central Banker of the Year 2015 awards celebrate the officials that have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilise their economy.
Polanyi’s paradox and the shape of employment growth
January 5, 2015Are robots going to render the human worker obsolete? These claims are inaccurate and misleading, says MIT economics professor David H Autor, as the role of the computer will typically be to complement, not compete with, the human touch.
Russia walks a tightrope
January 5, 2015A tumbling exchange rate and sharp interest rate hikes point to growing threats to Russia's financial stability in 2015, even though the central government's debt burden is very low.
Reform needed in 2015
January 5, 2015Genuine economic reforms will be vital to offset growing volatility in emerging markets.
Banco Ripley leads Tier 1 growth in Latin America
December 8, 2014
Chile's Banco Ripley has seen the largest percentage growth in Tier 1 capital in Latin America in the past year.
Argentina and Venezuela lead ROC charge
December 1, 2014
The top 10 Latin American banks by return on capital is made up exclusively of lenders from Argentina and Venezuela.
Why real-time payments are not yet a reality
November 24, 2014The US is working towards real-time payments, but will they actually be an improvement for banks?
Too soon to call time on too big to fail
November 24, 2014The G20 has asked the Financial Stability Board to test the potential impact of measures to end bank bail-outs before providing its seal of approval.
Top five banks in Latin America
November 17, 2014
The Banker's top banks in Latin America ranking shows that Itaú Unibanco is the largest bank in the region by Tier 1 capital.