European Banks Need to Step Up Their Application Modernisation Agendas
By Alfred Escala Sisquellas, Vice President, Banking and Financial Markets, IBM
Most major banks will have had application modernisation as a strategic agenda for several...
The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover
By Gavin Helf, Ph.D. and Barmak Pazhwak
As U.S. and NATO forces drew down their military presence in Afghanistan this Summer, the country’s northern neighbors...
Recurring Separatist Agitations in Africa: Exploring Renegotiation and Dissolution as Possible Way Out
By Olusegun Akinfenwa
There are 54 countries in Africa, and at least 25 have experienced active separatist conflict. The crises have become commonplace, resulting in...
US Antitrust Against the Big Tech
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In the United States, the executive branch, courts and Congress are moving to restrict the dominance of the U.S. tech giants....
Reconciling the Reconciliation Bill: A Preview
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills–the...
China’s Innovation Approach to Growth
By Yixiao Zhou, Jian Ding, Sudyumna Dahal and Junling Huang
China’s per capita income reached US$10,000 in 2019 – an important milestone in measuring the...
Scaling-Up Access to Finance for SMEs in Bangladesh: Pathway to Inclusive Growth
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor
In both developed and developing economies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role in driving economic growth and accelerating...
Future Trade with China will Require Digital Integration with China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Andre Wheeler
With all the talk of supply chain dependency on China needing to be “decoupled” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, very little...
COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa
By King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Dr Rosemond Sussana Amamoo and Dr Roselyn Salomey Amamoo
The drivers of the economic crisis from the pandemic...
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...
