Relationship lending involves regular contacts between a bank and a customer over time, so the lender can understand the customer …
Data is a valuable commodity in today’s economy, with most industries depending on it. Commodities are traded, but sharing data …
South Africa is known as the Rainbow Nation due to its citizens’ willingness to welcome anyone to find their next …
Trade relationships expose firms to the economic upheavals of their international partners, but natural hedging is one method to minimize …
Monopolies pose dangers, and the one held by the world’s three top credit-rating agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch) is …
The enforcement of environmental-crime legislation is evolving in the UK—and the pace is set to quicken, with inevitable implications for …
Nonperforming assets weigh down any bank but are particularly burdensome for those in emerging market economies. South Korea, in response …
Crises inspire metamorphic change, and that’s happening in banking as we trudge through a pandemic. Can banks do more than …
Energy prices are leading a steep inflation climb not seen in the eurozone since pre-pandemic times. As the ECB has …
Infrastructure is the skeleton that holds an economy together, but in many regions of the world, it has much room …