Topic : Financial Development

  • toobigdata Forum Article

    Why better data is the key to tackling poverty

    Ana Revenga and Maura Leary

    When you think about ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity, what comes to… more

  • Flags of European Union member states fly in front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg Forum Article

    How reliable are Eurozone budgets?

    John Bruton

    Bond markets are notoriously fickle, often driven by sentiment rather than rigorous macroeconomic analysis… more

  • The Raiffeisen Bank International logo is pictured behind traffic lights at an office building in Vienna Forum Article

    Why bank boards should set risk appetites

    Patricia Jackson

    Since the global crisis the authorities have been focusing on how to make banks safer, with changes to… more

  • Ndeye Astou Fall, 22, works at a call centre in Senegal’s capital Dakar Forum Article

    Can services drive developing country growth?

    Dani Rodrik

    The global discussion about growth in the developing world has taken a sharp turn recently. The hype and… more

  • Andrea Smith holds her daughter Norah at a playground in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois Forum Article

    Has the US economic system failed?

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Two new studies show, once again, the magnitude of the inequality problem plaguing the United States… more

  • An electronic screen showing business and finance information is on display at the VTB Capital “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum in Moscow Forum Article

    How can Europe promote crowdfunding?

    Karen E. Wilson

    The rising financing gap for SMEs as well as high growth firms is a serious concern for financially-fragi… more

  • To match Interview DAI-ICHI-LIFE/ Forum Article

    Ten challenges for global insurance regulation

    Christian Thimann

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has completed its framework for the regulation of systemically… more

  • The United States flag hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange Forum Article

    Is the US taking too many financial risks again?

    David Jones and Sanjay Hazarika

    Six years after the start of the global financial crisis, low interest rates and other… more

  • Swiss Economy Minister Schneider-Ammann speaks to members of the women’s section of the Swiss FDP on International Women’s Day in Bern Forum Article

    Why equality makes cold, hard economic sense

    Jennifer Blanke

    In 1950, the world's population was 2.5 billion people. Today, it is over 7 billion. By 2050, it will be… more

  • A Scottish Saltire flag and British Union flag fly together with the London Eye behind in London Forum Article

    Why devolution shouldn’t include fiscal powers

    Barry Eichengreen

    The Scots have spoken. A solid majority voted against independence in their historic referendum last… more

  • People are reflected on an electronic board displaying a graph showing the movement of Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo Forum Article

    How to make risk-taking help the economy

    José Viñals

    I have three key messages for you today: 1. Policymakers are facing a new global imbalance: not… more

  • A general view of the Shanghai’s financial district of Pudong Forum Article

    How can China rebalance its economy?

    Adair Turner

    China’s slowdown is the biggest short-term threat to global growth. Industrial value added fell in… more

  • Newly introduced 10 Euro banknote are pictured under ultraviolet light during news conference at the headquarters of Bundesbank in Frankfurt Forum Article

    Why QE could backfire in Europe

    Daniel Gros

    With inflation in the eurozone stubbornly remaining on a downward trajectory, pressure on the European… more

  • A man holds Ghana’s cedi notes in Accra Forum Article

    Should low-income countries be issuing bonds?

    Marcelo M. Giugale

    Over the last five years, several low-income countries, such as Rwanda and Honduras, have issued… more

  • A man walks next to a subway entrance as the Oriental Pearl Tower is seen reflected on a window at the financial district of Pudong, in Shanghai Forum Article

    Why China should be cautious on capital flows

    José Antonio Ocampo and Kevin P. Gallagher

    As China’s economy starts to slow, following decades of spectacular… more

  • A child in first grade uses a new laptop as part of the Canaima project at a Bolivarian school in Caracas Forum Article

    How can Europe embrace a digital future?

    Professor Klaus Schwab

    The World Economic Forum has been enriched by the contributions of globally minded and digital… more

  • People pass the Bank of England in the City of London Forum Article

    Why we need more data on shadow banking

    Gaston Gelos and Nico Valckx

    Shadow banking has grown by leaps and bounds around the world in the last decade. It is now… more

  • A pedestrian is reflected in an electronic board showing the various stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo Forum Article

    How the crisis changed macroeconomics

    Olivier Blanchard

    Until the 2008 global financial crisis, mainstream US macroeconomics had taken an increasingly benign… more