AIIB: Experiments in Scaling-up Development Finance
By Daniel Poon
Since its launch in January 2016, what are the significant developments on the operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? In...
Why We Need to Reform Financial Regulation
By Markus Demary
The US Republican Party plans to repeal the Obama-era financial regulation. While their approach will bring regulatory relief to financial firms, it...
A Review of Central Bankers at the End of Their Rope By Dr. Jack...
By Lawrence Souza
Introduction
If you talk to some monetary, fiscal, macroeconomic, and financial institutional and capital market economists, some would argue that Central Banks are...
Telesur: The Real Causes of Deficits and the US Debt
By Jack Rasmus
With the Senate and House all but assured to pass the US$4.5 trillion in tax cuts for businesses, investors, and the wealthiest...
Will Central Banks Survive Mid-21st Century?
By Jack Rasmus
The global economy has its eyes on the gathering of central bankers at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In this article, Dr. Jack Rasmus...
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...
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...
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...





































































