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AI: The Unseen Assistant
Artificial intelligence is already doing a lot for us behind the scenes, and a surge of new and better applications is on the way.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Capex Takes Center Stage
Capital expenditure continues to see an acceleration from 2020 into 2021, thanks to consumer spending.
Features
Making The Cloud Pay
The ability of cloud-based systems to deliver faster payments—and treasury insights—took on added importance during the pandemic.
Features
Reducing Hierarchy: Q&A With Generali Assicurazioni’s Paolo Rubano
Paolo Rubano, Finance Transformation director at Italian insurance giant Generali Assicurazioni after a decade at France’s Axa, discusses the need for major multinationals to be more agile, more digital and more customer-centric.
Editor's Letter
Todays Surprise, Tomorrows Promise
Editor Andrea Fiano's monthly letter to you, the reader.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Pandemic Spurs Demand For Trade Finance Capacity In Africa
The continent's trade finance needs are expected to increase as the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement begins.
Conferences and Events
Kuwait Banking and Finance Roundtable: George Richani, Group CEO | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
George Richani, Group CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait speaking during Global Finance’s Kuwait Banking and Finance Roundtable on March 23rd. The event brought the leading financial institutions in Kuwait together to discuss the economic outlook for the nation, the financial services sector and the support provided during the pandemic.
Features
A Breakthrough Year For Qatar
Qatari banking and other sectors stand to gain from the restoration of business. The emirate’s efforts to raise self-sufficiency will also help.
Features
Another Record-Breaking Year For Middle East Debt Markets
Middle Eastern states hit the international debt markets with gusto in 2020, setting a record. Issuance is expected to be even higher this year.
Features
Bahrain’s Bet On Fintech
Bahrain aims to make itself both a fintech incubator and a destination for providers based elsewhere to develop and launch their solutions.
Features
Carrying On: Boubyan Bank CEO Adel Al Majed Q&A
Adel Al Majed, Boubyan Bank CEO and vice chairman, talks to Global Finance about the impact of the pandemic on the bank and how business will endure.
Features
GCC: A Steep Road To Recovery
Even as the pandemic fades, the GCC states will be challenged to revive their economies and again pursue regional integration.