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Country Report
China Bolsters SMEs
China’s government is using loans, tax deferments, rent reductions and even sales leads to help smaller enterprises—“capillaries of the market economy”—survive Covid-19.
Country Report
China Finds Its Footing
China could keep key industries strong and avoid a recession.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Europe Builds A Payments Alternative
This will challenge the continent’s two largest payment processing networks and supersede the existing fragmented landscape by providing a unified payment solution to consumers and merchants across Europe using a card and a digital wallet.
Features
Google’s Africa Trial Balloons Up In The Air In Kenya
Google wants to solve Kenya's 5G problem while most Kenyans would be happy to get 3G.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Henkel Leads With Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
The five-year bond will enhance Henkel’s commitment to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.
News
Looking Past The Pandemic: Q&A With Bloomberg Beta’s Roy Bahat
Roy Bahat is head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture capital fund investing in artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to reshape the workplace and global markets. Global Finance sat virtually with Bahat to discuss AI, the future of work and venture investing.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Taxes On Digital In Asia
Asian governments move to extract revenue from e-commerce.
News
Online Transactions Can’t Eliminate Cash
Cash may not be king anymore but it's not going away any time soon.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Pandemic Math
Most companies around the world are being profoundly affected by Covid-19, and the impact on financial reporting and control is significant.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Re-Imagining Real Estate
Commercial real estate is being reshaped by the health crisis, offering both risk and opportunity.
Banking
Rich Clients, Sour Mood
A bleak feeling looms over the upper class as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.