Since 1992, the Russian word Mafyia has been officially used in the Russian Federation’s documents to refer above all to organized crime, structured through stable groups...
Across the developing world, financial institutions have leveraged digital technologies and innovative business models to expand access to digital financial services (DFS), such as digital transaction...
More work is still needed to prevent future financial crises. Next week MEPs vote on plans to further reinforce the eurozone’s banking union. The global financial...
Authors: Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Cyril Muller* If you are unbanked there is a high likelihood you are living on the edge of poverty, exclusion and vulnerability....
Although central banks are among the most cautious institutions in the world, they are, perhaps surprisingly, among the first to implement and experiment with blockchain technology....
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the value of multilateralism. I am a strong believer that the multilateral system, which includes multilateral development...
In a new report titled: The productivity agenda – moving beyond cost reduction in financial services, PwC sets out the important challenges and opportunities facing the...
According to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the EU’s updated Blocking Statute mechanism of maintaining financial, economic and trade relations with Iran, aimed at mitigating...
Slowing growth could pose risks for the global economy in 2019, as experts predict flattening or declining rates for economies ranging from the United States to...
In April 2018, the Central Bank of Iran banned domestic banks and people from dealing in foreign cryptocurrency because of money laundering and financing risks. However,...