Monthly Archive for April 2011

I mentioned in last week’s blog entry that during my trips to New York, Washington and Hangzhou in the past two weeks one of the common themes was concern about rising debt levels and weaknesses in the banking sector.  Another theme – one which I want to discuss in this entry – was the possible [...]

Reforming the banks

I just got back from a very interesting but hectic week in New York and Washington, followed by two days at a conference in Hangzhou.  During my meetings I noticed that much of the discussion, and many of the questions I was asked by both government officials and investors, focused on debt levels and reforms [...]