Green Sukuk: Islamic Finance Contribution to Sustainable Environment
By Dian Andari and Yunice Karina Tumewang
The search for sustainable and Shari'ah compliant investing is over. Green Sukuk is on its way but not...
Blockchain, Poverty and Time Travel to 2030
By Namira Samir
We all know the story. Government made a forecast of its expenditures and revenues in every fiscal year; Government disbursed the funds,...
Guernsey Looks to Play its Part in Accelerating Green Finance on a Global Scale
Greening the financial system has become one of the key economic trends of developed countries as the world now works towards sustainable development. Guernsey,...
VP Bank – an international bank with tradition and innovation
VP Bank Group is an internationally active private bank focused on rendering asset management services for financial intermediaries and private individuals. In addition, VP...
50+ Shades of World Debt
Imagine if one day your debt piled so high you owed more than three times your income.
For an individual, it’s a nightmare scenario. Unimaginable....
Greece – Suicide or Murder?
By Peter Koenig
Pundits from the left, from the right and from the center cannot stop reporting about Greece’s misery. And rightly so. Because Greece,...
Iran – Seizure of a British Tanker – more than Tit for Tat
By Peter Koenig
The British-flagged tanker “Steno Impero”, heading for Saudi Arabia, was seized on Friday, 19 July 2019, by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
The World is Dedollarizing
By Peter KoenigWhat if tomorrow nobody but the Unites States would use the US-dollar? Every country, or society would use their own currency for...
China-US Trade War: Japan G20 Déjà vu?
By Jack Rasmus
This past June 29, 2019 Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst of a...
Trump and the Taiwan Gambit
By Peter Koenig
Taiwan has become a new “eastern pivot” for Donald Trump. Against all international laws and UN charters, he is approaching Taiwan, as...
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...
