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China Takes The FDI Title
China surges past the U.S. as the top destination for foreign direct investment.
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London Tradings Post-Brexit Fall
London’s loss of the crown as Europe’s top trading hub is only the latest in a year-long string of bad news for the UK.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Oman: Looking Up
After relative success containing Covid-19, Oman looks to gas production and new revenue sources to cure its budget headaches.
Features
Private Banking: Raising The Game
The Covid crisis is hastening banks’ adjustment to digital. But knowing a financial client is not the same as knowing a subscriber’s TV preferences.
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Rio Tinto Vows Cleanup
The fallout from the Juukan Gorge scandal has put executives at other mining companies on alert.
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Super Mario Takes A Bow
Former European Central Bank President MarioDraghi becomes Prime Minister of Italy.
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Unicredits New Ceo Is A Dealmaker
Andrea Orcel’s first major decision is likely to be the takeover of one of the country’s most troubled banks, state-owned Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
WTO’s Consensus Builder
The World Trade Organization gets its first woman and first African leader.
Features
Digital Imperative: Q&A With IBM’s Likhit Wagle
Likhit Wagle, general manager of Global Banking & Financial Markets at IBM, speaks to Global Finance about the industry urgency to digitize and counter the threat from Big Tech.
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Executive Insights: Asia’s Culture Clout
Stuart Wood, a founding partner of design agency Missouri Creative in London, points to Asia’s rising cultural influence—from K-pop to TikTok—as a soft yet powerful facet of its 21st century leadership.
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Japan: New Beginnings
Tokyo is reviving ambitions to be Asia’s top global financial hub. Many factors, including the country’s fully diversified economy and high level of household savings, favor the effort. But will it work this time around?
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Leadership Insights: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike
Governor Yuriko Koike discusses plans, progress and potential hurdles in Tokyo’s efforts to reclaim the mantle of a top world financial center for the 21st century.