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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Toyota Supercharges US Investment—Or Is It?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy applauded the promise of a Toyota expansion. But Toyota exec Hiroyuki Ueda clarified that the company never promised the new investment.

Insurance

Hurricane Melissa Devastation Saddles Jamaica With Multi-Billion-Dollar Bill

Per the World Bank’s and Inter-American Development Bank’s estimates, $8.8 billion-worth of repairs from Hurricane Melissa amount to 41% of Jamaica's GDP.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Czech Republic’s Election Winner Is Up In The Air

The jury is still out on whether the Czech Republic and its new populist government will join those in Slovakia and Hungary to form an anti-EU front in Central Europe.

Mirae Asset Securities: Embedding Innovation at the Core of Global Private Banking

Korea’s leading private bank has long prided itself on identifying the next frontier of investment opportunity. Today, that forward-leaning ethos has crystallised into what the firm calls its “Permanent Innovator DNA”—a mindset that blends advanced technology, digital assets, and global expertise to redefine wealth management for high-net-worth clients.

News

Japan’s New Finance Minister Walks A Fiscal-Policy Tightrope

Japan holds the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratio. Satsuki Katayama must convince financial markets that new spending is both “proactive and responsible” while also reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio.

News

AI, Tariffs Fuel Big Tech Layoffs

This year is on course to become one of the worst years of this century for job cuts, comparable only to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 and 2009 and the year of the pandemic, 2020.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Democratic Republic of Congo: Waiting For The Peace Dividend

Continued conflicts prevent the central African nation from fully exploiting its natural riches.

Award Winners

AI In Finance Awards 2025: Round II

In banking as in other industries, AI is rapidly becoming a core business driver. The biggest gains will come from a foundational rethink of operations, not marginal improvements.

Reimagining Banking with AI, Cloud, and Design Thinking

Speaking on the sidelines of Global Finance’s 2025 Global Bank Awards in Washington, D.C., Arun Jain—Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect, and Chief Architect of Purple Fabric—outlined a bold vision for what he calls the “fifth wave of banking”: an era defined by AI, Cloud and Design Thinking.

Award Winners

News & Features Archive

Toyota Supercharges US Investment—Or Is It?

Hurricane Melissa Devastation Saddles Jamaica With Multi-Billion-Dollar Bill

Czech Republic’s Election Winner Is Up In The Air

Mirae Asset Securities: Embedding Innovation at the Core of Global Private Banking

Japan’s New Finance Minister Walks A Fiscal-Policy Tightrope

AI, Tariffs Fuel Big Tech Layoffs

Democratic Republic of Congo: Waiting For The Peace Dividend

AI In Finance Awards 2025: Round II

Reimagining Banking with AI, Cloud, and Design Thinking

AI In Finance Round II—Global Winners

AI In Finance Round II—Consumer Winners

AI In Finance Round II—Corporate Winners

Akbank VP Gökhan Gökçay On Driving Engagement And Financial Wellness

Driving Islamic Finance Through Digital Excellence, Customer Focus

DBS’s Nimish Panchmatia: Pioneering ‘AI With A Heart’ In Banking