All that glitters
Goldman Sachs has found a new money-making machine that doesn’t look like easing up anytime soon
Doha’s banking dependence
The banking sector in the Middle East is gaining increasing stature in the world of finance
Baby steps for female financiers
Michelle Nichols discovers how microfinance still faces hurdles in empowering Afghan women
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Mainstreaming the alternative
While India has witnessed unprecedented economic growth in the recent past, its development has been lopsided and inequitable with the country continuing to trail behind on essential social and environmental parameters of development
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Obama fights banks
President to fight Wall Street with new proposals to limit risk taking
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Swiss to fix UBS
Switzerland will ask parliament to turn a deal with Washington that got bank UBS off the hook in a tax evasion case into binding law, plugging a legal hole that is stopping Berne from honouring the agreement
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Japan deflation may trigger more BOJ action
Japan’s narrowest measure of consumer inflation matched a record annual fall in January in a sign weak demand will prolong deflation and may prompt the Bank of Japan to expand its supply of funds to the market by mid-year
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An aim of being successfully sustainable
GLS Bank is continuing to grow and expand, with a focus on sustainability underscoring everything
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Banks work as agents of change
The financial crisis shaped the vision that the client should be put central in the world of business. But is it enough?
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BOJ sees signs of recovery
Japan’s central bank struck a more positive note on the economy, suggesting it was in no rush to ease monetary policy
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Hedging the longevity inherent in risk
The ageing of Europe may open opportunities to sell savings products, but it also spells a real threat
