The BankerThe BankerBuilding the world's new infrastructure- June 2, 2008 Engineering and technological marvels are cropping up all over the world as ambition and demand for ever-more advanced infrastructure grows, writes Silvia Pavoni.http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/5791/Building_the_world's_new_infrastructu... Power guzzlers secret is out- June 2, 2008 IT operations are energy-hungry and eco-unfriendly, making trading operations banks most IT-intensive functions increasingly unsustainable. But some improvements are being made. Michelle Price reports.http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/5799/Power_guzzlers%92_secret_is_out.html What price saving the planet- June 2, 2008 A slew of eco-friendly developments shows that markets, investors and corporates are taking the environment seriously. Innovation has moved beyond clean energy funds into advisory services and structured products, but can market participants counter scepticism that market mechanisms are the best way to cut emissions Geraldine Lambe reports.http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/5797/What_price_saving_the_planet_.html Bold governor strives for new frontiers- June 2, 2008 Shamsad Akhtar, governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, has an ambitious vision for the bank to have a greater say in economic policy, she tells Karina Robinson.http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/5790/Bold_governor_strives_for_new_frontie... |