Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hong Kong: Introducing Spot Crypto Trading
Hong Kong has approved the launch of exchange traded funds (ETFs) that directly invest in bitcoin and ether, the world’s...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Thailand’s Multibillion-Dollar Digital Currency Giveaway
Thailand, which launched a major pilot retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) last year, is following up with a pioneering...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India: Elections By Boat, On Foot, And By Camel
The biggest national election in global history kicked off on April 19, but the final results will not be announced...
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Leading by example – and innovation – in sustainable finance
“Sustainability is in our DNA,” says Hacina Py, who was recently appointed as Societe Generale’s Chief Sustainability Officer. They have been committed as a Group for a long time as they were one of the first banks to join the ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
North America Readies For T+1 Trading
A major change is coming to the US, Canadian and Mexican securities markets at the end of May that will...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Singapore: Ushering In A New Prime Minister
Veteran technocrat Lawrence Wong will become Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15, as Lee Hsien Loong steps down after...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Spotify’s Surprise New CFO
The surprise appointment of defense executive Christian Luiga as Spotify AB’s new CFO may have caused eyebrows to elevate outside...
Banking
Goldman’s Revolving Door
Goldman Sachs executives are leaving the firm, but at least one high-ranking talent has been enticed to stay. Carey Halio,...
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Transformation for a New Market Reality
Disruptive forces are increasingly defining Russia’s banking landscape. Amid the rapid pace of digitalisation, business models – and customer expectations – are changing. Corporate initiatives to create their own ecosystems have focused on identifying synergies and new niches, developing products ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Senegal: Turmoil Gives Way To A New President
What a difference three weeks can make. That was the time it took for Bassirou Diomaye Faye to go from...
Editor's Letter
FDI’s Limits And Benefits
VOL. 38 NO. 5 Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), the topic of this month’s cover story, is often an unreliable economic...
Data
Countries with Highest GDP Growth 2024
Economic growth is a marathon, not a sprint and while some nations have made plans for long-term progress, others have...
Data
Countries With Lowest GDP Growth 2024
After recessions, economies often bounce back more vigorously than ever—unless they stumble across new obstacles along their way. Before the...
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FinTech Growth in MENA Spurred by Qatar, the New Home for FinTech in the Region
Prime markets for FinTech in the Middle East Considered an unsaturated market, the Middle East has become in recent years an attractive destination for FinTechs due to its large unbanked or underbanked young population, high cash usage, and recent regulatory ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Mining M&A Intensifies
A literal land grab for metal-and-mining assets has led to a spike in M&A activity, especially in emerging markets. Mining...