When Waqf meets Banks
By Ebi Junaidi
Global economy has been leaning toward innovations focussed in achieving sustainability. Ebi Junaidi promotes the age-old Waqf “movement” established by the Muslims....
Developments in Global Tax Transparency and the Need for Effective Dialogue Part 2
By Philip Marcovici
This is Part Two of the article. Part One introduced the topic of tax transparency, and the global move towards automatic information...
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...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
