Looking beyond the current recession, the recovery is widely expected to produce a substantial rebound across emerging market economies even if growth in the developed world remains relatively weak. In this sixth in the series of thinkpieces by Chatham House, Vanessa Rossi looks at the prospects...

The property market has been hit hard by the current recession, and impacts of the decline have seen deflation reach new levels. Many assume that recovery is around the corner – but what will happen if prices continue to fall? In this fourth instalment of our international series of...

The current economicrecession that has gripped the world hasarrived with considerable ferocity, and thereseems little debate that the banking liquiditycrisis has demanded prompt and decisiveaction from states and internationalinstitutions alike. The question confrontingmany policy makers and...

CII Introduction: The UK insurance sector lies at a critical juncture in its long and eventful history. On the one hand, insurers are feeling the recessionary pinch in the form of a capital squeeze and a hardening market, but they can still benefit from escaping the contagion in the global...

This is a summary of key findings from the 2009 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) membership skills survey. The CII is the world’s leading professional body for insurance and financial services (FS).In the year since the CII’s last skills survey much has changed – both in the economy and...