The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will become operational in 2015, but is meeting resistance from the international community

Could Germany’s current economic problems come down to a reluctance to invest in public and private industries?

World Finance takes a look at the legacy of Davos’ World Economic Forum, and what we can expect for the annual gathering in 2015

Detroit, once the beating heart of the industrial Midwest, has been dragged through the coals over the past three decades. But since 2013, an unlikely hero has rescued the city from ignominy

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron wants Germany to augment its investment spending by €50bn by 2018

World Finance speaks to Alejandro Murat, CEO of Infonavit, to find out how the institute has risen among the main financial bodies in the world in terms of portfolio size

World Finance speaks to Gaspard Koenig, President of the think-tank GenerationLibre, about whether France’s new cabinet can salvage its flagging economy

World Finance speaks to Gaspard Koenig, President of the think-tank GenerationLibre, about whether France’s new cabinet can pump new blood into its failing economy

World Finance speaks to Gaspard Koenig, President of the think-tank GenerationLibre, to ask whether France deserves its economic reputation as the ‘sick man of Europe’

World Finance asks Professor Janet Hunter, Economic Historian at the London School of Economics and Political Science, whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can end the country’s deflationary spiral

The US Treasury has unveiled a list of targeted measures against tax inversion to stop US companies from taking advantage of lower corporate tax rates in foreign countries

As the global urban population continues to swell, rising economic powers are struggling to cope with the human cost of agglomeration. To secure affordable housing for city workers, governments must combat urban sprawl

With a renewed focus on infrastructure, the Irish Government is further cementing the country’s growth prospects and reviving international investor interest in the funding of large-scale projects

Latin’s America’s largest economy enters a recession one month before the general election is due to take place

Scotland’s vote on independence was never about blood, sweat and tears, but three crucial industries: oil, whisky and finance