In the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2023, we celebrate those who have excelled in their sustainability efforts

Alpen Capital’s Rohit Walia explains why the firm started assessing the social and environmental impact its transactions have

CEO Rohit Walia discusses Alpen’s rapid geographical expansion

Western economies have imposed crippling economic sanctions on Russia, hoping to turn the screws on its government. Although they have failed to stop the war, they send a message to China and other authoritarian governments

‘White gold’ could remake the geopolitical landscape – with winners and losers on either side

World Finance spoke with a former Bank of England adviser about rising inflation, the looming demographic crisis, climate change and the increasingly challenging role of central banks

Sri Lanka offers a sobering lesson on the perils of sovereign debt and the political bacteria that thrive in a power vacuum

What do history’s most inspiring business leaders have in common, and what qualities helped them to succeed?

Please see below the full list of the ESG Awards 2022, as awarded by World Finance magazine

Rwanda is quite ambitious. The landlocked nation with its population of 13.6 million is proving that it is possible to rise up from the ashes to the pinnacle of political stability and socio-economic transformation

Once all but unthinkable, a wave of legislation legalising the consumption and sale of cannabis is now rolling out across Europe – and with it comes a plethora of business opportunities

Digital banks have gained momentum in the past few years amid the global turmoil caused by the pandemic. They now face regulatory headwinds as well as traditional banks catching up to the competition through acquisition or imitation

China has unveiled plans to cut financial commitments to Africa by a third over the next three years from $60bn to $40bn. What will be the impact of this?

OctaFX writes about an exciting 12 months for the company in India, where it is involved in a comprehensive network of charity and humanitarian initiatives, including improvement of educational infrastructure, short-notice relief projects, supporting local communities and small to medium enterprises

Over the past two years, company oversight for ESG and sustainability practices has been facing increasing scrutiny as the world has wrestled first with a pandemic and now the threat of irreversible climate change. It has become more important than ever to tackle these issues head on and take a leading role by doing so