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Executive Interviews

Growth Despite Headwinds: Q&A With NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora

John Gachora, NCBA Group managing director, spoke to Global Finance on NCBA Bank’s consolidation-driven growth strategy amid global and local shocks.

Executive Interviews

Moving Beyond Petro: Q&A With Zenith Bank CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu

Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, shares thoughts on the bank’s strategy to maintain its dominance in the Nigerian market while exploring opportunities beyond.

Executive Interviews

Responsible Banking: Q&A With Societe Generale’s Laurent Goutard

Laurent Goutard, who leads the African retail banking at Societe Generale, shares the bank’s infrastructure plans and strategy for success.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Beg, Sell Or Borrow

The first twinges of a credit crunch are hitting companies at the lower end of the corporate food chain. Beef up before the squeeze intensifies.

Features

Brazil Walks A Tightrope

The coming elections hold the future of Brazil and its economy in check.

Features

LatAm’s Tourism Comeback

Central American and Caribbean getaways provide a much-needed financial boost to the region, but geopolitical issues and a looming recession may stymie recovery efforts.

Features

Latin America: A New Era Of Stagflation?

If it looks like stagflation, acts like stagflation, it's not necessarily stagflation.

Features

Latin America: Open Banking’s Uneven Rollout

The technology is gaining traction, but lack of knowledge and uncertainties about security are still barriers to implementation across Latin America.

Features

Mexico: Renewable On Hold

Renewables initiatives are languishing as a political feud grinds to a halt the sector’s growth plans.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Morocco: Looking Toward Private Sector Growth

Morocco acts as a stepping stone between two continents.

News

BBVA Beefs Up Engineering Hires

The hiring will also include software developers and data specialists who will work with BBVA’s Client Solutions, Architecture and Data teams on the design, development and deployment of global and reusable components that support the creation of functionalities for retail and corporate clients.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China Property Downturn Overshadows Onewo IPO

Onewo hopes to raise up to $783.5 million with its IPO, but the overall state of China’s real estate market could undermine investor appetite.