Leather: Markets misinterpret RMB refocus

More than 20,000 micro-business owners have graduated from Banco Occidental de Descuento’s entrepreneurship schools this year, says bank president Victor Vargas

Learning from others’ experience is something that investors as well as advisors should spend more time and attention on, says Brown Brothers Harriman’s Scott Clemons

Broadening participation and reducing the burden on the state are key to South Africa’s retirement reforms, says Argon Asset Management’s Mothobi Seseli

A stronger focus on diversification may be one positive effect in Brunei of low oil and gas prices, says Baiduri Bank’s Pierre Imhof

Brazil’s plans for higher inheritance and income taxes, and a new asset tax, could push high net worth individuals out of the country, says the Intercorp Group MD

World Finance speaks with Wolfgang Streeck author of Buying Time: The delayed Crisis of Democratic Capitalism on markets and the democratic process

Ghana’s future looks bright, says Daniel Asiedu, but financial institutions must visibly support the government to stay on a growth path

Asia economics expert Dr Le Xia argues that the dollar’s reserve currency status – cemented in the Bretton Woods system of monetary management – will decline further in the next decade

Murray Hiebert of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says Jack Ma’s support for TPP comes from signatories being key to global ambitions

Lead member of the National Bank of Ukraine calls a currency swap with China as the “biggest and brightest” point in the country’s recent history

World Finance speaks with Linda Holbeche, author of the Agile Organization on if we should rethink the standard working week

Economist John Mills and former financial attaché for the Netherlands at the EU Hans Hack speak to World Finance about the role Germany will play in securing a future for the EU