Business / Economics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 3 July
Greed in banking comes naturally
Bob Diamond resigned as chief executive of Barclays this week, after a turbulent two-year reign at the top.
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Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Monday 10 October
Hungary gives two fingers to the banks
Many political parties talk left but act right when they win power.
Business / Retail
Monocolumn
Sunday 18 July
Banking on dog biscuits
Dog biscuits are not typically associated with banks. Walk into Metro Bank, however, and you will get just that, and more.
Culture / Arts
The colour of money
The world’s leading banks (you know who they are) are behind an estimated 20 per cent of all art purchases – for themselves. What’s the motivation for amassing a 50,000-piece strong collection? *Monocle* finds out on a tour…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 13 June
Israelis and Palestinians unite in protest
While hawkish Israeli politicians are talking of war, a growing group of their fellow citizens are working inside the West Bank to heal the conflict’s 60-year-old wounds.
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Bank of the Nile
Sudan’s government is accused of aiding a genocide in Darfur and so the West refuses to do business with the regime. So how does this failed state cope? Well, for Khartoum the answer is with ease. With the help of Arab cash…
Design / Interior design
With more interest
In a radical shift from its traditional brand identity, Sugamo Shinkin Bank has adopted an innovative and colourful design for its new Niiza branch. It looks more like an art gallery than a bank, and that seems to be having…
Business / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 7 May
‘Banker to the poor’ comes to the rescue
Muhammad Yunus styles himself as the “banker to the poor”.
Business / Economics
On the money
How come some nations’ banks glided through the global banking crisis unscathed? Do we even need money? But what if it’s forged? Three writers deposit their accounts.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 26 February
A new hill-top Palestinian city faces a hump
There’s some pre-bust-Dubai-style construction happening in the heart of the West Bank. Fifteen minutes from downtown in Ramallah, tractors are cutting into a bucolic hilltop to make way for Rawabi — the first planned…
Edits / Travel
Northern IJ Bank
Canals to sail on, traditional wooden houses along the dike to choose from and a nearby creative hub; these are just some of the reasons to move to Northern IJ Bank. The Dutch are catching on and, with planned developments…
Business / Innovation
Germany's Bottle Bank
Germany is the eighth biggest exporter of wine, shipping 280 million litres in 2005; but it’s also the world’s largest importer of wine, buying 1.19 billion litres the same year. Like France, the country has struggled…
Business / Society
Monocolumn
Saturday 19 June
Favela bank – no longer an oxymoron
The entrance to the Morro do Alemão favela is typically chaotic, with bicycles, pedestrians and vehicles vying for space on a grubby street teeming with small shops, beauty salons and rickety market stalls.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 4 March
Maghreb focus: Time to pull together
One of the sparks for the political unrest that has erupted across North Africa was frustration over the lack of jobs and the rising price of food
Edits / Retail
Vive la révolution
There is change in the air on the Left Bank. On rue de Seine, fashion boutiques, top-notch restaurants and independent food outlets have breathed new life along the narrow pavements and into the tree-lined courtyards. The…
Affairs / Urbanism
Urban Age Conference
Istanbul, a thriving megacity at the crossroads between East and West, is at a critical moment in its long and rich history. Monocle reports from the Urban Age conference, organised by the London School of Economics and…
Business / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 25 January
Rates of pay need to be made fairer for all
Should we really care that a chief executive is paid millions for running a private company?
Business / Investments
Business Briefing
A Canadian coffee shop in Kandahar, Chinese internet junkies go cold Turkey, and Jordan gets wired.
Business / Business Hubs
Service included
In the developed world, the service industry is a fast-growing driver of the economy, so it pays to have well-trained, highly skilled staff. While the MBA can boost your credentials in the business arena, Monocle asks…
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East briefing
West Africa wants its money back from France, the UAE's "Poetry Idol" and Japan's aid to Africa.