1 October, 2011
The Cold War lives on
24 November, 2022

Rum & Coal

Rum & Coal Calvi Publishing, November 2022 One day in 2019, I was contacted by Amanda Talbot, widow […]
16 November, 2022

How Georgia turned a neighbour’s war to its economic advantage

Euromoney, November 16 2022 The country has one of the world’s best-performing economies with one of the few […]
2 March, 2021

AmBank settles for 1MDB actions, denting ANZ

Euromoney, March 2 2021 The Malaysian lender has reached a $700 million settlement with the Malaysian government. It […]
18 January, 2021

Iran’s Banks Cautious as Biden Replaces Trump

Euromoney, January 18 2021 Donald Trump reversed a deal that would have brought Iran back into the international […]
3 December, 2020

Counting the Cost of Ant’s Torpedoed IPO

Euromoney, December 3 2020 Nobody had more to lose from the suspension of the Ant float than the […]
23 October, 2020

Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB Settlement: Your Questions Answered

Euromoney, October 23 2020 Eight years after Goldman Sachs first arranged a bond for 1MDB, it has finally […]
21 September, 2020

Finance and the Philippines: Diokno wants an A after Covid

Asiamoney, September 21 2020 There’s a team made up of staff from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the […]
30 July, 2020

First Judgment on 1MDB and Najib: Who Knew What and When?

Euromoney, July 30 2020 Najib Razak’s 12-year sentence on corruption charges is a landmark for Malaysia. But he […]
27 July, 2020

Five Questions about the Goldman 1MDB Settlement

Euromoney, July 27 2020 The agreement between Goldman Sachs and the Malaysian government over the US bank’s work […]
25 October, 2019

The Impact of Hong Kong Unrest on Finance: Not Fear but Inconvenience

Euromoney, October 25 2019 Life goes on, but with extra security, incongruous graffiti and smashed ATMs A finance […]
16 September, 2019

Malaysia Turns Again to the Indispensable Zeti

Euromoney, September 16 2019 After the challenges of Asian and global financial crises and the 1MDB scandal, Zeti […]
12 September, 2019

Kurdistan Readies for Post-ISIS Future

Euromoney, September 12 2019 It’s not long ago that Kurdistan was on the brink of accessing the international […]