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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Coca-Cola Names New CEO

Henrique Braun “is an American citizen who was born in California and raised in Brazil.” He's also currently executive vice president and COO of Coca-Cola and will become the beverage giant’s new CEO effective March 31.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lululemon’s McDonald Steps Down As CEO

Leisure and sportswear-maker Lululemon Athletica will start the year searching for a new chief executive, as CEO Calvin McDonald announced his departure during the company’s third-quarter earnings call in early December.

Insurance

The Structural Shift Redefining Insurance Risk

Social inflation, driven by litigation funding, looms as a global systemic risk in the insurance sector.

Ethiopias’s Rising Demand for Digital Banking

Substantial investment in its digital platform positioned Awash Bank to capture growth opportunities driven by Ethiopia’s rapidly increasing demand for mobile and online banking services. Kefyalew Shiferaw, Awash Bank’s Chief, Digital Banking Officer, discusses the bank’s digital strategy and future expansion into new markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Salon: Aclara Takes On China In Rare Earth Processing

François Motte, CFO of Chilean-based Aclara Resources, explains the company’s vertical integration model, the economics of competing with China, and how pre-launch offtake agreements help fund development.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Breaking China’s Grip On Rare-Earth Elements

Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets, used in everything from consumer electronics to weapon systems, by developing new mining, processing, and synthetic projects?

Executive Interviews

After Maduro: Why Regime Change Doesn’t Mean Stability For Venezuela—Or Investors

Economist Abigail Hall explains what Maduro’s removal means for Venezuela, global markets, and the risks of US-led regime change.

Executive Interviews

Standard Bank’s Arno Daehnke On Corporate Risk And Liquidity Strategies

The chief finance and value management officer at the Johannesburg, South Africa-based bank explains how companies are strengthening liquidity, diversifying funding, and adopting digital tools to manage rising debt pressures and global volatility.

Navigating the Sustainability Commitment Paradox: A roadmap for corporate treasurers

Few executives have shaped Iraq’s digital transformation as directly as Kawa Junad, founder of First Iraqi Bank.

Executive Interviews

‘Compliance Is the Foundation’: Kawa Junad On Banking Digitally In Iraq

Few executives have shaped Iraq’s digital transformation as directly as Kawa Junad, founder of First Iraqi Bank.

News

Dividend Recapitalization Is On The Rise

Flush markets, easing rates, and shifting tax incentives are driving a rise in dividend recapitalizations—an increasingly popular way to reward investors ahead of potential market and regulatory changes.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Toyota Supercharges US Investment—Or Is It?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy applauded the promise of a Toyota expansion. But Toyota exec Hiroyuki Ueda clarified that the company never promised the new investment.

Insurance

Hurricane Melissa Devastation Saddles Jamaica With Multi-Billion-Dollar Bill

Per the World Bank’s and Inter-American Development Bank’s estimates, $8.8 billion-worth of repairs from Hurricane Melissa amount to 41% of Jamaica's GDP.

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.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Czech Republic’s Election Winner Is Up In The Air

The jury is still out on whether the Czech Republic and its new populist government will join those in Slovakia and Hungary to form an anti-EU front in Central Europe.