Latvia's banking crisis
US officials have accused Latvia’s third-largest bank of laundering money that helped fund North Korea’s missile programme. To make matters worse, the country’s central bank governor is the subject of...
21 Feb 201811min
Punjab National Bank hit by $1.8bn fraud
A group of businessmen, acting with the connivance of staff at a Mumbai branch, obtained nearly $2bn in trade loans without going through proper approval processes, Mumbai reporter Simon Mundy tells P...
20 Feb 20187min
Rebuilding Puerto Rico
It's been five months since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, devastating an island whose economy was already struggling under an untenable $120bn of debt and pension obligations. Ricardo Ross...
19 Feb 201812min
The news site that keeps Egypt's media freedom alive
Mada Masr, an online newspaper, is one of the few Egyptian media outlets that dares to challenge the status quo amid the repressive political climate that has taken hold since President Abdel Fattah a...
16 Feb 201812min
India's passion for books
India's thriving books market has spawned scores of literature festivals across India’s big and small cities where multiple events are held throughout the year. Jyotsna Singh discusses what's behind I...
15 Feb 20188min
Norway fund takes lead on executive pay
Why did Norway's oil fund vote against pay proposals at Alphabet, JPMorgan and Volkswagen last year? Attracta Mooney discusses moves by the influential investor to try to rein in pay packages regarded...
14 Feb 20186min
Past returns to haunt Barclays
Barclays Bank has been charged a second time by UK authorities over its 2008 emergency fundraising when it took cash injections from Qatari investors to avoid a government bailout. Martin Arnold disc...
13 Feb 20187min
China feature towns aim to revive rural backwaters
China is backing feature towns that excel in producing one product, such as drones, lingerie or poetry. Many are located in poor regions left behind by China’s rapid industrialisation. Jyotsna Singh t...
12 Feb 20186min
