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Nagel warms to interest rate cuts, stresses differences with US
Bundesbank president underlines strategic importance of digital payments
| By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce
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Global financial system underprepared to deal with cyberattacks
Cybersecurity should be central to financial risk assessments
Lack of incentivisation halting transition finance progress
Data, risk and communication remain challenges for asset owners
UK pension funds can learn from Canada and Australia
Consolidation and scaling will bring long-term investment benefits
Voluntary commitments insufficient to end race to godlike AI
Binding policies are necessary to mitigate risks from unfettered development
German budget disarray sends out powerful ripples beyond Berlin
Olaf Scholz, encountering Liz Truss moment, could face early elections
India’s digital leap in financial inclusion
Leveraging digital public infrastructure to achieve development targets
David Cameron set to ‘slip effortlessly’ into foreign secretary role
Former PM’s return will bring weight and experience to the cabinet
The time for Africa’s financial transformation is now
‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.’ – African proverb
The perils of monetary policy and its discontents
Excessive criticism could harm stabilisation policy
Greening portfolios is simple, real-world decarbonisation is not
Active engagement is a crucial tool for public investors to drive the green transition
Scotland must be serious about ‘kilts’ for it to make sense
Any issuance at present is purely symbolic
Scaling up sustainability-linked bonds issuance in emerging markets
Innovative financing instruments are not only distinct, they are necessary to ensure sustainable development
Dollar remains dominant despite growing demand for currency diversification
This is unlikely to change soon unless more radical policies are envisaged
‘Exodus’ scenario may be most feasible solution for Israel-Hamas war
Though unpalatable, global deliberations of Gaza’s future must consider relocation
AI in agriculture calls for imaginative policy-making
Ignoring technological changes in agrarian relations would be ill-advised
