Global Business Network
The new branches of Banco Popular Dominicano follow the global trend, incorporating greater self-service as well as business consulting  Author: Francisco Ramirez, Executive Vice President of Retail Banking, Banco Popular Dominicano August 2, 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is never known to heap praise on countries, particularly developing nations. Yet in early May, the … Read more
Introduction It is an honour to speak at this 30th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook and to reflect on the related themes of “recover, adapt and advance.” I would like to focus my presentation on the role of the financial sector in this process, from the perspective of transformation and growth, and to relate this to … Read more
  Author: Jean-Marc Torre, Group Head and Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Bank of the West February 26, 2021 In 2020, businesses had to adapt swiftly through a precarious situation. We are now in a phase with a new set of requirements centred on resilience and a sustainable recovery. The lessons of … Read more
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a huge $500bn budget on February 1, focused on healthcare and infrastructure and aimed at boosting the country’s Covid-19 ravaged economy. During her speech, she also committed the Indian government to forming a ‘bad bank’, in an attempt to tidy up the country’s struggling banking sector. India’s banks entered … Read more
  Author: Khetkhan Neesanant, Director, Head of Institutional & HNWIs Business Department, Business Development Division, UOB Asset Management (Thailand) January 22, 2021 Thailand’s asset management industry, particularly private funds or segregated mandates, has grown by as much as 15.03 percent (CAGR) due to interest from insurers over the past 10 years, compared to 10.37 percent … Read more