The mystery of the Vatican
The Vatican has long been cloaked in mystery and intrigue and its bank is no exception. But it’s now said that the city-state is moving towards ending decades of secret banking
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Pouliot: ‘Chinese government wants national champions, afraid of foreign competition’
Bernard Pouliot of Quam Financial Services Group argues the Chinese government is engaging in discriminatory practices
Sarasohn-Kahn: We don’t believe in healthcare for everyone
Obamacare was implemented in 2010 and is now in full swing, but is it the success the US president says or a black hole for money?
Indivisible labour, Les Mis, and a global lack of infrastructure
World Finance speaks with Hernando de Soto, renowned Peruvian economist, on what’s holding back the impoverished today
As China booms, do you need renminbi insurance?
BOC Life Assurance’s Terry Lo updates World Finance on the Hong Kong insurance market
Is Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ advancing the cause for women?
The book that spurred on a global cultural conversation around women’s ability to achieve a work-life balance is examined by Rowena Ironside, chair of Women on Boards UK
Is FinTech really recession proof?
2015 will be FinTech’s year, says Kantox’s Philippe Gelis
Does society need a moral re-education?
Is the financial system amoral or is it society as a whole?
What threat do traditional banks face from FinTech?
Beware a FinTech swarm, says KPMG’s Warren Mead
Hernando de Soto: Protect goods by law not violence
World Finance speaks to Hernando de Soto on sometimes why terrorism prospers and taking the power back for the people
Trading in identities
The latest craze in fraud is cyber crime: the theft of corporate identities in order to drain millions of pounds from well-stocked bank accounts
Mills: Make it in the UK – Country must manufacture to revive economy
Economist John Mills argues that continued slow economic growth in the West could have disastrous consequences
Reconceptualising Myanmar’s banking sector
Achieving broad consensus on banking reform has been an issue riddling Myanmar’s political scene
