Banking
World’s Best Banks 2022: Middle East
Tapping the millennial market pushes digital development.
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News
Nordics NATO Bid Means Short-Term Pain For Long-Term Gain
Finland's and Sweden's joint application for NATO membership entails serious economic changes.
Features
The Metaverse’s Future: Q&A With Second Life Founder Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedale is a digital pioneer andfounder of Second Life—one of the first virtual World's and still a leading social platform for adults. Linden Lab, Second Life’s parent company, now has two decades of experience in managing an online world, including development of a virtual currency traded around the globe. He talks to Global Finance about what they’ve learned and larger hopes for the metaverse.
News
Bosses Beware, Unionization Might Be Making A Comeback
Unionization efforts at Apple, Amazon and Starbucks appear to be exceptions to the rule of fewer workers in unions overall.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Capital Markets Slack Off, But Fees Hold
The equity capital markets were hit the hardest, particularly in the US.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Changes Drive Investors Toward African Eurobonds
South Africa’s and Angola’s recentissuances were both oversubscribed.
News
China-India Trade Ties Grow Stronger
India-China trade increased by 15.3%in the first quarter of 2022.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Conflict Is Reconfiguring Global Energy Markets
Europe’s collective action could stoke investment in gas capacity in Algeria, Egypt, Oman and Qatar.
News
First E-Money License Issued To West African Fintech
The new permit will allow Wave to offer a wide range of services without relying on a legacy finance institution.
News
First Publicly Offered Digital Green Bonds Issued
A digitally tracked green bond uses technology such as blockchain to improve data transparency and data collection efficiency for green or environmental securities.
News
Green Energy Notches New Milestone
Last year 10% of all global power was generated by wind and solar.