
France: the sick man of Europe?
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'
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Equa Bank on the Czech banking landscape
World Finance speaks to Equabank’s Chief Financial Officer, Monika Kristková, and Head of Retail Banking, Jakub Pavel, about the state of the Czech banking landscape

Abenomics review: can Japan’s Prime Minister reinvigorate its economy?
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

Emerging markets are ‘at the heart of the recovery’, says Scotiabank
World Finance speaks to Alberta Cefis, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Transaction Banking at Scotiabank, to find out about the opportunities emerging markets provide to investors

Farazad Investments on the role of structured finance in boosting the global economy
World Finance speaks to Korosh Farazad, Founder and CEO of Farazad Investments, about the role structured finance plays in the global economy

Islamic State “is a completely different model of terrorist financing” | Video
What are the economics of a terrorist organisation? Financing expert Loretta Napoleoni and barrister William Willson say the business models have changed dramatically since the terrorist world’s new “rising star” has emerged

Tamer Group on Saudi Arabia’s healthcare market
World finance speaks to Mohammed Tamer, Managing Partner of Tamer Group, to discuss how Saudi Arabia’s healthcare market has evolved

Banco Penta on the Chilean banking sector
World Finance speaks to Daniel Subelman and Marco Comparini of Banco Penta to find out about the role of financial institutes in promoting Chile’s growth

Saudi Arabia’s economy is ‘very strong, very resilient’ | Saudi Hollandi Bank
World Finance speaks to Bernd van Linder, Managing Director of Saudi Hollandi Bank, and Khalid Al-Muammar, CEO of Saudi Hollandi Capital, to find out about the growth of the Saudi Arabian economy

Sex and drugs and GDP: what does Vicky Pryce think of the EU’s new economic calculations?
World Finance speaks to economist Vicky Pryce to explain the implications of the EU’s new ruling for calculating GDP – which will include prostitution, drugs and weapons trading

Temenos on data’s ‘fundamental’ role in banking
World Finance speaks to Todd Winship, Product Director of Business Intelligence at banking software systems provider Temenos, to ask what impact data is having on the banking sector

Banco Multiva on the strength of Mexico’s banking industry
World Finance speaks to Carlos Soto Manzo, from Banco Multiva, about the strength of Mexico’s banking industry

A life for a gun: can Cameron and Obama’s engagement in the global arms trade ever be justified?
World Finance speaks to Andrew Feinstein, author of The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, to discuss whether governments are putting business before lives as they continue to engage in trading weapons