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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Autonomous Treasury Speeds Cash Visibility

The advent of autonomous treasury has ignited a competitive push, complete with aggressive industry targets. Not all companies will want to proceed at the same speed.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hungary: Crossroads Ahead

Hungary heads into a pivotal election this month with an improving economy but nagging questions about economic policy, governance, and FDI performance.

Private Credit

Private Credit Stress Test: What Breaks And What Holds

Private credit faces mounting stress from liquidity mismatches, fraud concerns, and macro pressures, even as bullish sentiment persist.

NMB Bank: Driving Tanzania’s Digital Transformation

Committed to bridging the country’s unbanked gap, NMB Bank continues to harness cutting-edge digital technologies and prioritise innovation to boost financial inclusion.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Bangladesh: Diversification Is A Priority

Bangladesh, after decades of demographic growth and political upheaval, faces challenges diversifying beyond its over-reliance on the garment sector.

Private Credit

Private Credit’s Next Bet: Intellectual Property

Asset-light companies reshape private credit as lenders embrace intellectual property collateral, despite valuation challenges, legal risks, and AI-driven obsolescence concerns

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Iker Etxezarreta Fraile, Faes Farma

Faes Farma operates in 16 countries, with a China joint venture and 40+ licensing deals; Iker Etxezarreta Fraile became CFO last July.

Awards

World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away

A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.

Banks shift focus to innovation and growth as AI delivers measurable impact

Bankers across APAC are reflecting their global peers and moving their strategic focus decisively from cost optimisation to innovation and sustainable business growth, as highlighted in the latest Infosys Bank Tech Index edition.

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World’s Best Investment Banks: Global Winners

Explore the top investment banks of 2025, highlighting their achievements and contributions across key global categories in the industry.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Global Winners By Sector

In 2025, some of the world’s top investment banks demonstrated their leadership across diverse sectors, driving major deals that shaped global markets.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Africa

These standout investment banks exemplify the dynamism and growing global relevance of Africa’s financial ecosystem.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Asia-Pacific

This year's top firms in Asia-Pacific underscore the region’s growing influence in shaping global investment banking trends.

AI is Reshaping Financial Services & Redefining the Role of Banks

As the global financial services industry is accelerating the adoption of AI (artificial intelligence) technology, Abdullah Khalifa Al Nusef, Boubyan Bank’s Chief Data Officer, discusses the transformative impact on banks and the customer experience as well as Boubyan’s AI-driven services and growth strategy.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Central & Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been a hub for dynamic financial markets, and in 2025, investment banks in the region are capitalizing on a resurgence of complex, sponsor-backed M&A transactions.