Commentary / World Dec 17, 2018
A climate-friendly global financial system
by Ma Jun and Caio Koch-Weser
Governments worldwide must do what it takes to ensure that both public and private financial flows support the climate agenda.
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Business Oct 22, 2018
Just months away from Brexit, bullish City of London remains confident
London's powerhouse financial district fretted over a brain drain when the country voted for Brexit, but its leading players are now convinced of one thing: the City will win. Christopher Hayward is one of the nearly 500,000 Londoners who work in the City, Europe's largest ...
Business Jun 10, 2018
Swiss 'real money' initiative fails after lack of support from cantons
A radical plan to upend Switzerland's financial landscape by barring commercial banks from creating money has been defeated after failing to win a majority of support from the Swiss cantons, Swiss broadcaster SRF said Sunday. The measure needed to secure a majority of Switzerland's 26 ...
Commentary / Japan May 15, 2018
Deepening financial integration in Asia
by Sayuri Shirai
Capital-rich Japan has been relatively inactive in promoting capital market financial integration.
Business / Financial Markets Feb 16, 2018
Hackers stole $6 million from Russian bank via SWIFT system, central bank says
Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million roubles ($6 million) from a Russian bank last year in an attack using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the Russian central bank said on Friday. The disclosure, buried at the bottom of a central bank report on digital thefts ...
Editorials Dec 12, 2017
Japan's financial crisis may seem like ancient history, but banks are now facing considerable challenges.
Business / Economy Oct 14, 2017
G-20 finance chiefs, upbeat on world economy, affirm coordination over risks
by Ko Hirano
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies agree to step up coordination in coping with risk factors to the world economy amid signs that 2017 will be the best year for global growth in a decade.
Commentary / World Sep 4, 2017
Somebody's making money off all our junk
by Adam Minter
In uncertain times, the simple self-storage space can look like the safest place to invest money.
Commentary / World May 6, 2017
'Fintech' can empower Africa's poor
by Doug Bandow
Africa's greatest hope may be in the commercial advance of technology.
Business / Economy Apr 27, 2017
Japan and China are planning to discuss financial issues on May 7 in Yokohama in the first session of the bilateral dialogue in nearly two years, sources said Wednesday, reflecting a recent thaw in relations. Finance Minister Taro Aso and his Chinese counterpart Xiao Jie ...
Business Apr 15, 2016
The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank pledged Thursday to redouble efforts to bolster shaky global growth prospects and combat increasing political attacks on free trade and other hallmarks of globalization. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim ...
Asia Pacific Mar 27, 2016
Rising China risk tarnishes Hong Kong business hub luster
by Kelvin Chan
For decades, Hong Kong thrived as an Asian business hub thanks to its killer combination of Western freedoms, independent courts and closeness to mainland China's booming market. Now political and economic ills from the mainland are eroding that edge. Swedish-Chinese author Gui Minhai was counting ...