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Executive Interviews

Christopher Hodge, Natixis: Inside The Economic Crosswinds

Christopher Hodge, chief US economist at investment bank Natixis, shares his thoughts regarding the forces shaping the US economy. With a career spanning the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the US Department of the Treasury, and hedge funds, he offers a rare public and private perspective on today’s policy-driven landscape, the growing risk of an economic slowdown, and how recent policy decisions may be making it worse.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

The proposed $47 billion acquisition of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) would have been the largest foreign takeover in Japanese history.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power weakened further after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in Japan’s upper house elections on July 20.

Strategic Partner to West Africa’s Growing SME Sector

Bridge Bank Group Côte d’Ivoire (BBG CI) has emerged as a major player in the nation’s banking industry and a supportive financial partner to the region’s economically important SME sector. Ehouman Kassi, BBG CI’s CEO, discusses the bank’s new portfolio guarantee agreement with the African Guarantee Fund and expansion of its successful SME strategy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Giovanni Ferrero Scoops Up WK Kellogg

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Giovanni Ferrero knows it.

Transaction Banking

Will Reshoring Survive Trump’s Shifting Tariff Policy?

Can companies realistically pivot their manufacturing based on policy winds, or is this strategy more complicated than policymakers suggest?

Technology

From Automation To Augmentation – AI In Finance Awards 2025

Global Finance introduces its first AI In Finance awards, recognizing the current AI revolution in finance.

Award Winners

AI In Finance Awards 2025 | Corporate And Investment Banking

The game changer. As AI penetrates deeper into banking, institutions look past its novelty to make sure their investment yields value.

NBB: Leading Sustainable Banking in Bahrain

Bahrain’s first local bank with expanding retail and corporate markets at home and in the GCC, National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) places ESG best practices at the core of its operations and strategy. Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO of NBB, discusses the bank’s sustainability leadership and how its commitment to responsible banking strengthens its market position and alignment with Bahrain’s future economic goals.

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News & Features Archive

Christopher Hodge, Natixis: Inside The Economic Crosswinds

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Strategic Partner to West Africa’s Growing SME Sector

Giovanni Ferrero Scoops Up WK Kellogg

Will Reshoring Survive Trump’s Shifting Tariff Policy?

From Automation To Augmentation – AI In Finance Awards 2025

AI In Finance Awards 2025 | Corporate And Investment Banking

NBB: Leading Sustainable Banking in Bahrain

AI In Finance Awards 2025 | Consumer Banking

GCC Digital Upheaval – Fintechs vs. Banks

Investment Banking Surge In The GCC: From Oil To Assets

Velong Chief Jacob Rothman Calculates Cost Of New Trade Environment

Securing the Future of Digital Finance

State Bank Of India – World’s Best Consumer Bank For 2025