140 million mobile phones but just 23 million bank accounts means Africa's retail banks have their work cut out, says Segun Agbaje

Jordan’s banking sector welcomes foreign investors with the rigorous application of international standards, says Musa Shihadeh, CEO and GM of Jordan Islamic Bank

Donald Trump has been quite vocal about trade with China. What effect would his leadership have on US-China relations should he make the White House?

Relations between China and the US have been steadying over the decades, but different ideologies on trade and commerce are still an obstacle

March 15/16 will hold a meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee

The finance industry has undergone a regulatory and compliance overhaul. Stricter requirements are being imposed to combat potentially illegal activity, but these are creating barriers to business

Ahmad Kasem of United Real Estate Company says Middle Eastern governments have pushed to remove all barriers to overseas real estate investors

The economic outlook for 2016 has been mostly doom and gloom if you listen to media commentary

Central banks have been extremely active over the past few years to get economies back on track following the financial crisis – but what has this manipulation meant for financial markets in the long run?

China is revving up its bid for WTO market economy status despite international criticism that the country has backed away from difficult economic reforms