Pierre Imhof from Brunei’s Baiduri Bank weighs in on the future of the country’s banking sector as HSBC withdraws and Bank of China prepares to enter

With €360bn-worth of non-performing loans to contend with, Italy’s banks face a looming crisis

How Portugal’s ActivoBank is finding its 700,000 potential customers on social media – and converting them one follower at a time

The Italian financial industry comes together to prop up weak banks and boost confidence through a multi-billion euro rescue fund

New minutes from the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting show that the condition of the global economy remains a key concern for the Fed

A fall in inflation has prompted the Reserve Bank of India to cut its key interest rate for the first time since September

Terrorist financing is a major issue banks need to tackle, as they can often inadvertently be involved

The author of One Month Money explains how one big idea could fix even bigger problems

140 million mobile phones but just 23 million bank accounts means Africa’s retail banks have their work cut out, says Segun Agbaje

Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl’s planned merger will create Italy’s third largest bank

The banking sector in Jordan is one of the drivers behind the country’s developing economy, but comes with its challenges. World Finance spoke to Musa Shihadeh, CEO and GM of Jordan Islamic Bank. He talks about the growth of Jordan’s banking sector, the central bank’s adoption of international regulations, Jordan Islamic Bank’s adherence to Sharia […]

For more than 30 years, Hong Kong’s currency has been pegged to the US dollar, but with the Fed raising rates and China’s economic slowdown, it could be the end of the LERS

March 15/16 will hold a meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee

As conventional banking continues to disappoint, Islamic finance has carried on growing. Analysts now predict the industry could be worth $1.6trn by the end of the decade. We celebrate those contributing to the change in the World Finance Islamic Finance Awards 2016

George Soros is not just the most successful hedge fund manager in history, but also a dispenser of valuable financial and economic insight