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Tech Tie-Up To Tackle Covid-19 Contact Tracing

Epidemiologists say this type of contact tracing promises to contain flare-ups of the virus, but to be part of an effective lockdown-exit strategy, contact tracing will need to be used in conjunction with rapid virus testing and mass adoption.

Awards

World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2020: Fair Winds Before The Storm

Islamic financial institutions maintained good growth and higher profit in 2019, fortifying them for the difficult year ahead.

News

Avoiding Cash To Avoid Contagion

Contamination fears from banknotes and electronic keypads are fueling a surge in electronic payments, and governments are keen to encourage the trend.

News

Canceled Global Gatherings Take Economic Toll

The postponing of major global events such as Dubai’s Expo 2020 and this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games will hit host economies hard.

News

Downgraded Bonds Get A Backstop

The ECB announced that it will accept bonds below investment grade as collateral for its bank financing facility.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Hallowed Tradition Of Annual Meeting Goes Virtual

Most 2020 annual general meetings will be conducted virtually,possibly sparking a permanent change in shareholder participation.

News

Leadership Under Covid-19: It Varies

Some nations responded more effectively to the pandemic than others.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New eBay Ceo Faces Same Problems As The Last

eBay's identity crisis continues under new leadership.

News

Orbans Power Grab Raises EU Dilemma

Europe's most illiberal democracy may no longer be a democracy.

Features

Private Banking: A Crisis Foretold

How private banking endured the last global crisis shows how it might come through this one.

Editor's Letter

Public Health & Policy

Editor Andrea Fiano's monthly letter to you, the reader.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Survival Preppers

Whether a business comes out of the pandemic stronger or not depends on savvy planning—plus a good bit of luck.