Banking
Citi Structures $1.1B Export Credit Framework for Enel
Citi is once again using export credit agencies as a financing engine for Europe’s energy transition. The investment bank announced...
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Data
Happiest Countries In The World 2026
What does it mean to be a happy country? The UN’s World Happiness Report stresses high levels of trust and resilience when crises hit.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Syria Taps Raslan to Lead Central Bank
Safwat Raslan, a former refugee who fled to Germany during his country’s 14-year civil war, is the new governor of...
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BSIC Sénégal: Bridging Innovation and Financial Inclusion in Africa
Sami Gargouri, Directeur Général, discusses how BSIC Sénégal plays a pivotal role in the BSIC Group's pan-African strategy—driving innovation, supporting SMEs, and fostering financial inclusion across the Sahel-Sahara region.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cuba Forced to Adopt Free-Market Reforms
In June, the Cuban National Assembly unanimously passed 176 economic reforms aimed at staving off an economic crisis partly caused...
Commentary
Menendez: The Gig Economy Has a Payment Problem
In June 2026, member states from more than 180 countries convened for the International Labour Conference to determine international labor standards for...
Transaction Banking
Bank of America Data Show Record Fan Spending at World Cup
Exorbitant ticket prices be damned. Die-hard soccer fans are flocking to host cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
June Jobs Data Disappoints; Financial Sector Hiring Fell in First Half
June’s employment numbers showed almost no change from the previous month, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 4.2%...
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TDB Group at 40: Reflecting on Four Decades of African Growth
Celebrating 40 years of advancing trade, regional economic integration, and sustainable development across the continent, with Admassu Tadesse, Group President and Managing Director at development bank TDB Group.
Private Credit
BlackRock’s CEO Exit Signals Private Credit Shift
The private credit market’s roughest stretch in years has claimed its first senior leader at a major asset manager. BlackRock’s...
Commentary
What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US
There’s no question that the competitive threat to U.S. finance from abroad is real. What remains murky is whether U.S. banks truly appreciate how many directions it’s coming from.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global M&A Nears $4T as Megadeals Defy Geopolitics
Global mergers and acquisitions are on track to reach roughly $4 trillion in total value in 2026. That's up 13% from 2025 — only the second-highest spike to the pandemic-era peak of 2021 — that figure obscures a market increasingly defined by a handful of blockbuster transactions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved
In May, Togo’s Ecobank became the first commercial bank in Africa to issue a nature bond, mobilizing $450 million that...
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Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.
Technology
PwC, OpenAI Prep AI Treasury Agents
Working in conjunction, global accountancy and advisory firm PwC and OpenAI are bringing agentic AI to CFOs and their organizations....