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Myanmar is entering a new era of economic and social development. Major names such as KBZ Group, and its dynamic Executive Director Nang Lang Kham, are paving the way for the country’s transformation

The Lebanese banking sector has a record of resilience, which has allowed it to grow steadily over the years, despite political instability and harsh regional conditions

Jammal Trust Bank’s goal is to bring banking services to Lebanon’s unbanked population, and to beckon in a new era for the country’s banking sector

Financial institutions are increasingly looking at outsourcing their data management to the cloud, embracing the power of the internet to better connect with their customers

With austerity measures firmly in place throughout Europe, global leaders have been addressing whether these changes to the economic framework have been effective, and to what extent this impacts on the legal profession

World Finance interviews Dr Kamal Munir on whether people’s confidence in microfinance can be restored

The major financial players of Angola’s oil-led economy are attempting to diversify the nation’s business and benefit the community, an effort best characterised by Banco Angolano de Investimentos

The attraction of Sharia-compliant finance is largely in its ethos, writes Tessa Albrecht

Whether it’s being embraced by existing banking institutions, or appearing thanks to upstart operators, mobile banking is a modern force for financial inclusion and supporting the world’s unbanked, writes Selywn Parker

A year after its debut, ABN AMRO MeesPierson is named the Netherlands’ best private bank. World Finance spoke to CEO Frans van Lanschot

With a strong presence and long history in West African banking, this Nigerian financial services group has its sights set on the global market

Huge growth potential in micro, small and medium businesses – over 60 percent of which have no access to banking services

A growing number of social and banking experts believe that microfinance – small value loans to the world’s poorest citizens – is the best way to help people lift themselves out of the poverty trap, writes Shirley Redpath. But few would expect that providing microfinance could be the basis of a successful publicly owned business