Financial reporting debate: ‘utopia isn’t achievable’
World Finance speaks to a panel of experts - including Nick Jeffrey, Marian Williams and Raj Thamotheram - to discuss whether a harmonised approach to financial reporting in the EU can ever be achieved
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Clean Companies Act: Andrioli, Giacomini, Porto e Cortez Advogados on its global implications | Video
World Finance interviews Antonio Giacomini, Partner at Andrioli, Giacomini, Porto e Cortez Advogados law firm, to find out about the global implications of the Clean Companies Act
Industrial activism in China is ‘a big enough issue’ says author Kerry Brown
World Finance speaks to Kerry Brown, author of The New Emperors, to discuss industrial activism in China
Baiduri Bank soars ahead as Brunei economy prospers | World Finance Videos
World Finance speaks to Pierre Imhof, CEO and President of Baiduri Bank, about the institution’s role in the growth of the Brunei economy
Tarmin discusses its unique approach to data storage | Video
World Finance talks to Shahbaz Ali, President and CEO of Tarmin Inc, about how his company is rising to the challenge of data storage
KISCOL takes off as Kenyan sugar industry grows | Video
World Finance speaks to Rajesh Pabari, Kaushik Pabari and Harshil Kotecha about the growth of the Kenyan sugar industry
Thomas Piketty: ‘inequality is not a problem per se’ | Video
World Finance speaks to controversial writer Thomas Piketty to find out whether inequality is really such a big problem
Religion ‘of critical importance’ in business, says Islamic finance expert | Video
World Finance interviews Harris Irfan, author of Heaven’s Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance and Managing Director of European Islamic Investment Bank, to find out whether Islamic finance can live up to its hype
Islamic finance ‘complementary’ to western equivalent, says Cass Business School expert | Video
World Finance interviews Meziane Lasfer, Professor of Finance at Cass Business School and sharia-compliance expert, to explore the merits and limitations of Islamic finance in comparison to its western equivalent
‘Everything is going haywire’: top economist Dr Eamonn Butler on why we should worry about the UK economy | Video
World Finance speaks to Dr Eamonn Butler, author of The Economics of Success: 12 Things Politicians Don’t Want You to Know, about what caused the global financial crisis and what we can do to avoid another
Michael Levi on China’s resource extraction boom | Video
World Finance speaks to Michael Levi, co-author of By All Means Necessary and Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, about the future for China as it continues its resource extraction boom
‘Kuwaitis have the investment appetite that can drive the GCC’, says Gulf Custody Company | Video
World Finance speaks to Ahmed Al Bahar, Managing Director of Gulf Custody Company, to find out how Kuwait continues to attract investment as competition in the Gulf heats up
Falcon Private Bank’s personalised approach puts clients first | Video
World Finance speaks to Nick McCall, CEO of Falcon Private Wealth, to find out about the bank’s bespoke wealth management solutions


