WAIFC Report on “How Leading Financial Centers Advance Financial Inclusion and Literacy”
The report describes the work of financial centers in promoting financial education and literacy.
CFS Index remains on a downward trend
Sentiment in the financial sector has deteriorated for the third quarter in succession.
Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) indicates the performance of publicly traded companies that have committed to disclosing their efforts to promote gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency.
charta der vielfalt – For Diversity in the World of Work
On 31 May 2022, the 10th nationwide Diversity Day took place in Germany. On this day, more than 1,000 organisations engaged in more than 3,000 self-organised actions for more diversity in the workplace and sent an important signal against discrimination.
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Astana, hosts the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) which is a new financial hub for Central Asia and its neighbouring regions.
Short Version of Germany Finance Study
A short version of the study “Germany as a Financial Centre and Cornerstone of the European Financial System” by Germany Finance is now available in English.
Fintechs reaching new heights
2021 was the year of cryptocurrencies and neobrokers. However, fintech service providers are not only in high demand among private individuals; companies are also increasingly seeing them as a lucrative investment object.
Book tip “The Big Short”
One of the best business books of the past two decades – Malcolm Gladwell “New York Times Book Review”
Financial Big Data Cluster and GAIA-X
Economic players are currently joining forces to form a Financial Big Data Cluster (FBDC) to build a cloud-based platform for the financial sector, that will integrate financial data from companies, public authorities and academia in a common pool, and be optimized for AI applications.
The digital euro should be anonymous
The ECB has published the results of a public consultation on the digital euro: people are particularly concerned about the question of the traceability of money flows.
