After years of sluggish growth, Kuwait’s banking sector is finally booming and its financial institutions are capitalising. Among them is Kuwait International Bank, whose exciting new strategy puts people at the heart of its ambitions
Joko Widodo has done a great deal of good for Indonesia, but as the president returns for a second term, intractable challenges loom large over the country’s sustainable development efforts
Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa has sparked fears that the continent is heading towards crisis point. Although debt ratios remain below historic highs, critics have suggested that African countries are being propped up by riskier loans
In the 1990s, Malaysia was tipped to become the fifth Asian Tiger, but a financial crisis and slow wage growth hindered its economic progress. Now, the country is on an upward curve once more
With North and South Korea in the process of arranging a fourth summit, talk of uniting the two countries is getting louder. However, much needs to occur before a reunification could be considered economically viable
The World Bank has a new president to guide it through taxing times, but can this pillar of the international financial system adapt to an era of rapid geopolitical changes and rising nationalism?
Banks are embracing new digital technologies at breakneck speed, but such rapid innovation should always be centred on customers’ best interests
Behind the facade of an assertive foreign policy, many believe that Russia maintains a spluttering economy. Doubts remain as to whether Putin’s re-election earlier this year will do anything to reverse this economic stagnation
China’s decision to push forward with the Petro-yuan appears to be a challenge to the US’ global energy market hegemony, but it remains to be seen if it can make a significant impact
In a reversal of fortune befitting a Greek tragedy, Mozambique’s loss of IMF fiscal aid following the discovery of a clandestine $2bn loan in 2016 has turned it from one of Africa’s success stories to an economic basket case
Plastic continues to fill the world’s oceans at an astonishing rate, inflicting major environmental damage. The cost is not merely to the natural world though, as the economic impact of this man-made predicament is also immense
The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier this year push his country closer to a trade conflict with China. Looking at the history of trade wars, a US victory could prove elusive
Economies of scale have come to define the modern business landscape. With progress in technology, start-ups are only going to become more ambitious
Millennials are going freelance in their droves. Companies will have to transform beyond recognition to lure modern workers away from the freedom of being their own boss
Marriage is an expensive affair. However, long-term, married couples enjoy significant financial advantages – as long as they don’t get divorced