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...
US president signing financial reform

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...

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CFO's new mandate. CFO explaining the presentation

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...

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