EU Justice Commissioner and vice-president of the European Commission, Viviane Reding calls for the “troika” of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be dissolved.

According to Reding “the time of the troika is over. Getting the IMF on board in recent years was an emergency solution. In future, we Europeans have to be able to resolve our problems on our own.”

The troika negotiates with countries in crisis, such as Greece, Portugal and Ireland, on austerity and reform measures they have to undertake in return for bailouts. It also supervises the implementation of such steps. Reding said European institutions could manage this without the IMF…
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Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Thursday (20 June) how its European Stability Mechanism (ESM) can invest in troubled banks, but imposed so many conditions that they may not completely succeed in their goal of separating problem banks from their indebted home countries…article 

As the Banking Commission calls for more women traders to dispel the ‘male-dominated’ banking culture, former City banker Emma Sinclair claims the City is just as open to female bankers as men. It could just be that finance appeals to men more, she says (quietly)…article 

Women are now the sole or primary wage earner in 40 percent of households with children aged 18 or younger. But women aren’t the only ones who’ve seen their traditional roles upended: Surveys conducted by marketers and advertisers show that an ever-growing number of men are becoming the primary shoppers for their households…article

He Jinzhu is the head of China CITIC bank’s Qingsi branch office. Despite stressful and competitive work, she always keeps smiling. As the head of the branch, she holds a very responsible position and burdens heavy workload. she has daily meeting at 8:30 a.m, checks work progress, and solves problems if any, arranges intraday duties before the bank opens at 9 a.m.

From annual plan to monthly schedule and daily work, from overall situation to handling details, she must take care of everything. Women in financial industry are more competitive because they pay attention to details, she said proudly….article 

If you’re a woman, should you be working with a female financial adviser?…Artikel  

Women in Nigeria have been urged to take advantage of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Financial Inclusion Strategy to access funds for their businesses…article