As Islamic finance continues to grow and the market matures, the products and services it provides continue to innovate and impress. The Banker rewards the best of these in its Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2014.
Size matters in assessing systemic risk
May 27, 2014For years the conventional thinking was that economies where banking assets fell below the level of GDP were emerging whereas economies with banking assets two or three times the size of GDP were acknowledged as advanced. That was before the crisis.
India's new prime minister faces banking test
May 27, 2014There is a lot of hope pinned on India's newly elected prime minister Narendra Modi. But, with so many economic – not to mention social and political – problems to be tackled, can he live up to expectations?
Deals of the Year 2014 – Middle East
May 1, 2014The Deals of the Year winners from the Middle East.
European regulation: who’s in charge here?
April 28, 2014A novice European parliament will be scrutinising how untested European regulators implement far-reaching new rules for the financial sector
Banks' big data dilemma
April 28, 2014Customers trust banks with their money, but should they trust banks with their data?