The internationalisation of the RMB is already underway and the potential is good but its convertibility is still a long way off.

Olivier Garnier answers questions on the crisis, the economic contect for 2010 and the challenges facing governments.

Russia was one of the countries hardest hit by the international financial crisis, but over the last few months there has been a gradual turnaround in the Russian economy.

The risk of inflation seems to have gained the upper hand due to extremely accommodating monetary policy.

Hopes of a "V-shaped recovery" accompanied by a rapid fall in unemployment are far too optimistic.

How to explain the exaggerated accumulation of debt by developed economies, especially between 2000 and 2009?

After a first quarter which continues to be driven by deals which had been signed in late 2010, but were yet to be finalised, 2011 is expected to be a calmer year for the real estate market.

One of the greatest fears plaguing the current crisis was corporate financing capacity in light of the low risk appetite...

In the wake of the crisis and the strengthening of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the French market regulator (AMF) is asking banks to confirm the knowledge of employees who inform on, advise on, or carry out transactions on financial instruments.

After dark months for the industry, positive signals in the property market are fuelling hopes of a rebound; in key markets sales are picking up – but caution still applies.