Finance sector development

Risky Business: Separating the criminals from the job creators

By Steven Beck on Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Criminals must be prevented from using the financial system but misdirected efforts to stop crime can harm small businesses and the jobs they create
Digital solutions for financial inclusion

By Lotte Schou-Zibell on Thursday, 28 March 2019

Worldwide, there are 1.7 billion people who are outside of the formal banking and financial system. They struggle with high fees and risky systems to undertake even simple financial transactions. Digital innovations offer new ways to bring them out of financial darkness.
Understanding how central banks manage foreign exchange reserves

By Jonathan Grosvenor on Friday, 08 February 2019

Faced with a slowing global economy, central banks are diversifying their asset management strategies to enhance returns on foreign reserves.
Sri Lanka’s banking sector – a solid foundation for reaching into new markets

By Bruno Carrasco on Thursday, 27 December 2018

It's time for Sri Lankan banks to do more to support SMEs and infrastructure development.
Special purpose vehicles: Financial wizardry or tumbling dominoes?

By Ravi Peri on Friday, 07 December 2018

The answers to preventing SPV failure in infrastructure projects may lie in three key areas of oversight.
New solutions for closing the global infrastructure gap

By Lotte Schou-Zibell on Thursday, 08 November 2018

Participants at the Global Infrastructure Forum 2018 agreed that scaling up infrastructure investment requires nuance, innovation, and cooperation.
How to bridge the financing gap in Asian infrastructure

By Li Zhigang, Sungsup Ra on Friday, 12 October 2018

We must make it easier for Asia’s institutional investors to finance infrastructure projects.
Crop insurance lessons from my field trip to Rajshahi

By Arup Kumar Chatterjee on Thursday, 23 August 2018

Crop insurance is a valuable climate adaptation tool for disaster-prone countries like Bangladesh.
Do greenness standards matter for green bonds? Some empirical evidence

By Suk Hyun, Donghyun Park, Shu Tian on Thursday, 09 August 2018

Widely accepted definitions and standards of greenness will help green bond markets grow and become more accurately priced.
How fintech is transforming access to finance for MSMEs

By Arup Kumar Chatterjee on Friday, 03 August 2018

Emerging fintech players are reshaping the ways small businesses can access working capital and cash flow finance.
Cyber-insecurity: The dark side of digital financial services

By Lotte Schou-Zibell, Nigel Phair on Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Digital financial service providers and regulators must work together to secure an open, digital financial ecosystem.
Should emerging markets worry about higher interest rates and a strong dollar?

By Jong Woo Kang on Thursday, 31 May 2018

Emerging economies should take careful stock of their economic fundamentals, and intensify efforts to improve their current account and fiscal soundness.
How can Asia keep looming financial challenges at bay?

By Junkyu Lee, Peter C. Rosenkranz on Tuesday, 22 May 2018

The region’s financial architecture is stronger and more resilient than 20 years ago, but it faces new challenges.
How secure is blockchain?

By Lotte Schou-Zibell, Nigel Phair on Friday, 04 May 2018

Blockchain can be robust, secure, and trusted – as long as the technology is executed properly.
How fintech can accelerate financial inclusion in Indonesia

By Arup Kumar Chatterjee, Poornima Jayawardana on Friday, 13 April 2018

For the country to take full advantage of financial technology, 3 significant steps need to be taken.
How financial inclusion reduces poverty, income inequality

By Cyn-Young Park on Tuesday, 03 April 2018

ADB research shows that access to finance has less impact on poverty rates in lower-middle- and low-income economies.
Over-indebtedness – the flip side of financial inclusion

By Sabine Spohn on Friday, 02 March 2018

To help microfinance clients borrow the right amount, we need to improve their awareness and understanding of financial products.
Unlocking money flows in the Pacific

By Steven Beck on Wednesday, 28 February 2018

We need to protect the financial system from terrorism and money laundering. But the people of the Pacific should not pay the heaviest price.
A promising but bumpy road ahead for blockchain

By Cyn-Young Park on Friday, 01 December 2017

There are several important challenges to tackle before blockchain-based solutions can solve real-world problems.
Preparing the foundations for fintech to blossom

By Arup Kumar Chatterjee on Friday, 10 November 2017

Fintech can unleash a new era of innovation, competition, and job-creating productivity. But it will take more than buzzwords to generate meaningful growth.

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