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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....
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Awards
World’s Best Banks 2025—From Growth To Pressure
Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.
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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...
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Africas Current State of Play and Opportunities
Africa offers a huge opportunity for positive climate change action and sustainability if done sensibly and collectively. The continent has experienced significant losses and damages attributable to climate change, including drought, biodiversity loss, lower food production, weaker economic growth, and loss of lives. These impacts will exacerbate if global warming is above target but limiting global warming to 1.5°C or below would significantly reduce damages to African economies, agriculture, health, and ecosystems. The African population is heavily exposed to climate impacted sectors with over one-half of the workforce employed in agriculture.
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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.
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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...
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The Role of Banks & Financial Products in Reducing Environmental Impact
Banks have a vital role in supporting the global transition of the economy to net-zero emissions. Banks stress the need for institutional capacity development, along with regulatory and other policy reforms, to support and accelerate climate finance from domestic and external sources, both public and private, for climate resilience in Africa.
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World’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2025
Building on a profitable and dynamic 2023, when high interest rates buoyed bank lending margins, most Western European banks had...
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World’s Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe 2025
The banking industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) faced a particularly challenging 2024, marked by a highly fluid interest...
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World’s Best Banks in Middle East 2025
The country winners for Best Banks in the Middle East region continue to aggressively implement a broad range of initiatives...
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World’s Best Banks in Africa 2025
African Banks ave operated in key markets outside the continent mainly through representative offices. Today, a shift is taking place....
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Sukuk Issuance Drives Egypt’s Economic Growth & Sustainable Finance
A leading provider of Sharia-compliant financial solutions in Egypt, ADIB Egypt spearheaded the country’s launch of Sukuk issuance, promising to increase Islamic banking and stimulate economic growth. Mohammed Aly, CEO of ADIB Egypt, discusses the bank’s role in Egypt’s approval of sovereign Sukuk issuance and the anticipated benefits for Sukuk issuers, market liquidity & sustainable finance.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazil’s Agricultural Export Bonus
Donald Trump's new global tariff regime could be great for Brazil, it turns out. Here's why.