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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tupperware, Avon Lose Out To New Marketing Maestros

The recent bankruptcy declarations by Tupperware and Avon Products (API) demonstrate the weakness of a direct-seller model. Tupperware, the plastic...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Microsoft Taps Nuclear Power To Fuel Growing AI Demand

Microsoft is giving nuclear plant Three Mile Island a second chance to produce electricity. Until now, Three Mile Island was...

Technology

Africa: Remittance Startup Targets Fees

Benjamin Fernandes’ goal for the fintech startup he launched in 2018, NALA, was to speed up money transfers within his...

COP28: A crucial waypoint in the Race to Zero

On 30 November, the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference begins in Dubai. With COP28 taking place in the United Arab Emirates, just one year after COP27 in Egypt, the concerns of developing economies will be at the forefront of the global climate agenda.

Transaction Banking

Instant Satisfaction

Bank partnerships proliferate as the quest to deliver real-time payments intensifies. But with added speed comes added risk. Why settle...

Technology

Standard Chartered Utilizes AI-Based Talent Marketplace

Standard Chartered is using an artificial intelligence-based Talent Marketplace, developed by New York-headquartered Gloat, to match employees’ skills with project-specific...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Inflation Warrior: Q&A With National Bank of Denmark Governor Christian Kettel Thomsen

Global Finance magazine interviewed National Bank of Denmark Governor Christian Kettel Thomsen, who was one of only three central bankers...

Sustainable Finance

Dilemmas And Opportunities In African Climate Finance

Lenders remain cautious about backing risky climate projects. But blended finance deals are helping to open up opportunities in areas...

ION: helping FX clients thrive in uncertain times

Foreign exchange trading is, like other investments, susceptible to the volatility that can plague us all in uncertain times. And the past few years have seen more uncertainty than most.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Mauritius At A Crossroads

The winning party in November’s election will need to navigate growing social turmoil as the island nation seeks to become...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Africa’s Tax Deficit

African governments are not collecting enough taxes to fuel their development plans. Ideas for making up the difference abound; implementing...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Africa’s Chinese Trade Tie-Up

China continues to dominate trade with the continent. But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging...

Technology

Intel In Crosshairs Of Apollo, Qualcomm

Apollo Global Management has expressed interest in buying Intel; industry heavyweight Qualcomm was earlier reported to be considering a takeover...

Innovating Corporate Banking to Drive Kuwaits Digital Transformation

Kuwait’s leading banking innovator, Boubyan Bank is transforming corporate banking with a fully digital one-stop corporate platform. Abdul-Salam Mohammed Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank’s Corporate Banking, Financial Control, Treasury and Legal Affair, discusses the bank’s corporate banking strategy, market opportunities in transactional, trade and supply chain banking and commitment to serving as a digital transformation partner to corporates.

Technology

OpenAI Faces Competition From France, Japan

OpenAI continues to attract tons of venture capital, its accumulated take reportedly hovering at $6.5 billion most recently. And a...