Developments in Global Tax Transparency and the Need for Effective Dialogue Part 1
By Philip Marcovici
This is Part One of the article, and Part Two will be published in the next edition of the World Financial Review
Tax...
From State of Exception to Anti-Coup Dictatorship in Erdoğan’s Turkey
By Volga Can Ozben and Richard Westra
Volga Can Ozben and Richard Westra maintain Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a poster case for the...
Brexit and the Banks: Fight or Flight?
By Barbara Casu
This article discusses the key implications of Brexit for the UK financial services industry, looking at the differences between: membership vs. access;...
Better Capitalised Banks Lend More and Lend Better
By Stephen G. Cecchetti & Kermit L. Schoenholtz
Are higher capital requirements really a drag on economic growth? Many people seem to think so. We...
Currency Depreciation Can Save an Economy in Crisis
By Ivan Illán
Amongst political and business leadership, there’s a popular bias that domestic currency depreciation and/or devaluation is negative for a nation’s economy. Instead,...
Better Capitalised Banks Lend More and Lend Better
By Stephen G. Cecchetti & Kermit L. Schoenholtz
Are higher capital requirements really a drag on economic growth? Many people seem to think so. We...
Tax Avoidance: Between Temptation and Trouble
By Matthias Kasper and Erich Kirchler
Fostering tax compliance is a key challenge for global politics. Public revenues need to be protected, and confidence needs...
Demonetisation: A Few Disturbing Questions
By Pratip Kumar Datta and Saumya Chakrabarti
In this article, the authors discuss the recent demonitisation policy introduced by the Indian government in November...
India – Crime of the Century – Financial Genocide
By Peter Koenig
On 8 November, Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, brutally declared all 500 (US$ 7) and 1,000 rupee-notes invalid. The final goal...
How the Rand Exchange Rate Volatility Affects the South African Economy?
By Matthew Kofi Ocran
While the South African rand has historically been characterised with high volatilities, the recent levels of gyrations of the currency, particularly...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
