Banking
BBVA Pursues Banco Sabadell Takeover Despite Opposition
Spanish bank BBVA recently saw one of its biggest backers, GQG Partners, call it quits and sell its stake due...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Asia’s Race For Talent
Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are intensifying efforts to attract foreign workers amid labor shortages and aging populations. Each country...
Transaction Banking
Nigeria: Automation Will Add Forex Transparency
Nigeria’s central bank will automate foreign exchange (FX) trading starting in December, replacing the decade-old over-the-counter system to enhance transparency...
Sponsored Content
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 ...
Sustainable Finance
COP29: Climate Finance Takes Center Stage
Recent climate catastrophes have raised the bar for securing funding to address global warming. At COP29, climate finance will be...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Putting Global Risk In Perspective: Q&A With BNP Paribas’ Meghan Robson
Meghan Robson, head of US Credit Strategy for BNP Paribas, speaks to Global Finance about directional forecasts and what to...
Banking
Banks Weather Rising Interest Rates And Recession Fears
An improving economic environment and subdued inflation allow banks to search for new growth avenues. The post-pandemic inflation that...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Togo: Open For Business
Despite security threats and political unrest, tiny Togo is attracting outsize interest from foreign investors. A small West African country...
Sponsored Content
Green Finance for a Greener Future
As companies globally are developing ESG strategies to address climate change, Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) has put environmental protection at the center of its banking, governance, and operational strategy, with significant initiatives for developing green finance and reducing ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Shortage Of CPAs Fuels Push To Ease Licensing
To tackle the shortage of accountants, KPMG, Deloitte and their colleagues at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and EY have embraced the development...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Moldova: Direction In Doubt
These are nervous and uncertain times in Moldova and Georgia. In a referendum on October 20, Moldovans formally enshrined the...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
UAE Goes Shopping For Chemicals
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has reached an agreement to buy German chemicals maker Covestro in what is...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
UK Wealth Fund Brings Government And Private Investment Together
Sovereign wealth funds have been multiplying in recent years, giving governments greater flexibility as to how they deploy their extra...
Sponsored Content
Palm Beach County Emerging as “Wall Street South”
Home to more than 2,400 financial services firms, Palm Beach County is experiencing significant financial sector growth as major companies - including Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs – are flocking to the county. Dozens of financial firms recently relocated to, ...
News
Investors’ Holdings Of Indian Stocks Top $1 Trillion
For the first time, Indian securities held under custody by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have exceeded the $1 trillion mark,...