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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Private Equity Surpasses Previous Peaks

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, cheap debt, strong corporate valuations and a stronger-than-expected recovery from the first waves of the pandemic drove deal-making into record-breaking territory.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Strong Headwinds Buffet China’s Smaller Enterprises

According to data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, micro and small enterprises account for nearly 99% of the total companies in the country andcontribute to one-half of its tax revenue, 60% of its output and 80% of urban employment.

Awards

World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2022

SCF is no longer a luxury that only the largest suppliers can afford.

Awards

World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2022

Global Finance names this year’s best trade finance providers in the world.

Features

Iceland: Rebuilding Trust

Despite external investor caution, Iceland’s economy continues to rebuild.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IPOs Deliver Their Worst Returns In A Decade

The raw number of IPOs broke records last year but many of them underperformed.

Country Report

Kuwait: Impetus To Change

Kuwait responded swiftly to the pandemic, but political feuds are slowing the reform agenda and increasing macroeconomic vulnerabilities.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Tech Drives South Korea’s IPO Boom

Upward of 20 companies went public on South Korea’s main market last year, raising around $14 billion—nearly double the previous record, set in 2010.

Data

Turkey: The Declining Lira

The currency’s wild ride continues into the new year.

News

5G Grounded By Airlines

5G signals operate in the same frequencies (the C-band) as the radar equipment on some jets.

Editor's Letter

A Year Fraught For Central Banks

Global Financeeditor Andrea Fiano's letter to you, the reader.

Sustainable Finance

Carbon Trading 2.0

The effect of the Glasgow COP26 meeting continues to grow and is now propelling the carbon-trading market.