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Executive Interviews

Ramaco’s CEO Says Surprise Rare Earth Discovery Sparks US Production

When Nasdaq-listed, Kentucky-headquartered metallurgical coal developer Ramaco Resources announced in 2023 that it discovered rare earth elements in its Wyoming...

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Ron Bain, Vaalco Energy

Ron Bain is CFO of Vaalco Energy, a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company with a strong presence in Africa and Canada. Founded in 1985, Vaalco is dual-listed on the New York and London stock exchanges.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

GIFT City Takes Off With Axis Bank Lease Deal

The deal also marks a milestone for Indian aviation finance: the first transaction in which all the stakeholders— lender, borrower,...

How financial institutions can help with the fight against climate change

When it comes to taking the necessary measures to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, action does not come cheap. Introducing the necessary changes to energy production, ensuring more environmentally methods of production and re-tooling existing industries, for example, will come with significant costs. And, unfortunately, a significant proportion of these costs are going to be borne by those least able to afford them.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Anti-Bribery Backpedal

Trump’s pause of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has left companies confused and cast doubt on US leadership of anti-corruption efforts.

Transaction Banking

A Sea Of Uncertainty

As companies navigate a tariff tsunami and reshoring renaissance, they are finding new tools and strategies—some AI-powered—to manage the challenge.

Editor's Letter

Tariffs and Solutions

Tariffs—their size and details—remain central to political and economic debate worldwide. The uncertainty over their future is dominating corporate decision-making....

Awards

World’s Best Banks 2025—From Growth To Pressure

Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.

Mitigating climate change: the role of the Paris Agreement Global Stocktake

When 195 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement in 2015, it seemed the world was finally taking climate change seriously. The commitment to taking the measures necessary to limit the increase in the mean global temperature to a maximum of 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels seemed a turning point in the fight against climate change.

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks in Asia-Pacific 2025

The maximal net interest margin (NIM) dynamic enjoyed by banks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in 2023 tailed off in...

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks in Latin America 2025

With interest rates stubbornly high compared to those set by the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, Latin American...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trump Tariffs Halt IPO Deals In US

Several firms have suspended IPO plans, and merger activity has slowed following President Trump’s imposition of global tariffs, fueling uncertainty across US dealmaking markets.

Expert Perspectives

OCBC: Leveraging Digital Cash Management Tools for 24/7 Banking

As financial transactions continue to digitize, it’s become even more important for banks to help level the playing field for customers by providing small and medium enterprises with sophisticated cash management tools that were once mostly the domain of large, multinational corporations.

Nomo breaks new ground in Islamic digital banking

‘We continue to listen to customer needs,’ says Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri, CEO, Consumer, Private & Digital Banking of Boubyan Bank and board member of Bank of London and The Middle East, the largest Islamic bank in Europe

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks In The Caribbean 2025

The Caribbean economies have been broadly hit by slowing remittances and a cooling internal labor market. GDP for the Caribbean...