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The child weans itself from Mother Russia

Last year's Russian crisis had one unexpected spin-off. For the first time investors started to differentiate between Russian risk and that of Kazakhstan. It was good news for Kazakhstan as Ted Kim reports.

September 01, 1999

IMF AND WORLD BANK: Seven-point plan to save the world

The great and the good have come up with a seven-point plan to stave off financial crises and benefit the developing world. Are they building castles in the air or laying the basis of a new financial architecture? James Smalhout reports

September 01, 1999

BANKING

Brokertec: Magnificent Seven

Credit becomes a special case

September 01, 1999

Gulf banks thrive despite downturn

A consolidation wave has broken over the Arab banks. In Bahrain, Gulf International Bank and Saudi International have created a new giant. In Saudi Arabia, Saudi American Bank and United Saudi Bank merged. Years of low oil prices and weak economies are the spur, though banks are still making profits. Commentary by Andrew Beikos and Elena Antoniou

September 01, 1999

BANKING

Korea: Hanwha Chemical Corporation

Life after the crisis: Asia moves on

September 01, 1999

Awards

Finance minister of the year 1999: José Angel Gurría – Staying tough in a crisis

Plummeting oil prices, turmoil in world markets and natural disasters: José Angel Gurría's first months as Mexico's finance secretary were a baptism of fire. But his legendary powers of persuasion enabled him to make vital budget cuts to keep Mexico on track. By Brian Caplen

September 01, 1999

BANKING

Staff defy Reed's pessimism

John Reed's pronouncements that Citibank and Travelers Group are not merging fast enough may be too severe. The banking group's merged corporate and investment banking divisions are trying their best to show otherwise.

September 01, 1999

BANKING

DEUTSCHE BANK - Exclusive interview: Rolf Breuer on Bankers Trust

Rolf Breuer, speaker of Deutsche Bank, defends the purchase of Bankers Trust

September 01, 1999

Deutsche Bank: The glass menagerie

It's huge, it's teeming with wild creatures, and it's fragile. In 1994 Deutsche Bank began to build an investment bank. In 1998 it restructured itself around corporate and investment banking. In 1999 it totally absorbed Bankers Trust. The result is a behemoth that relies heavily on global securities markets and the charisma of one man. Is this a safe vehicle for the next millennium? David Shirreff reports

September 01, 1999

Bank hiring: ING Barings leads the way back

Bankers tossed out of jobs in last year's emerging markets crisis should now be brushing off their CVs. Quietly and cautiously banks are rebuilding their emerging markets teams - primarily in Asian and Latin American equities - in the hope that this year's momentum in the asset class will be sustained. ING Barings which was heavily criticized for radically downsizing a tip-top team is leading the way back.

September 01, 1999

BANKING

Released from captivity

Ever thought about dropping out of the City or Wall Street, and setting up your own little business, producing something real and tangible, perhaps even socially useful, and fostering it all the way to an IPO? If you're an investment banker, the answer is probably ... yes.

September 01, 1999

ASEAN single currencies: Never mind the differences

Nothing surprises crisis-hardened Desmond Supple any more, but even he was left slightly baffled by Malaysia's bid to resurrect talk of a single south-east Asian currency. Supple, head of research at Barclays Capital in Singapore, deftly reeled off reasons why, in his opinion, such a concept would not work, at least for the foreseeable future. Variations in development levels between the countries and differences in business cycles are top of Supple's list.

September 01, 1999

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