News & Features Archive

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

More Bank Mergers In The Gulf

Gulf countries are encouraging local banks to merge and several have done so. In the UAE, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank are in the process of creating the largest bank in the Middle East.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Morocco Opens To Islamic Finance

The Kingdom of Morocco now allows participative finance. On January 2 the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, issued authorizations for five banks to begin commercializing shariah-compliant products and services.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Ratings For A Knowledge Economy

Which countries lead the global knowledge economy? At least one academic suggests that current assessments of a country’s knowledge base are too narrow and reliant on averages.<span style="font-size: 14px;">In research to be presented in April at INSEAD, Kai Chan argues that a nation's brightest talent—not its average capabilities—determine its knowledge capacity.</span>

Country Report

Oil State Fund Invests In Technology

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is expected to exceed $2 trillionin 2018, is slated to play a major role in diversifying the Saudi economy, with big investments in a technology, healthcare and other sectors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Q&A: Litigation Funding Offers CFOs New Options

Justin Brass, managing director at litigation finance specialist Burford Capital,recentlyvisited Global Finance to discuss funding innovation and the bottom-line value of litigation.

Country Report

Saudi Arabia: Austerity Takes A Breather

The desert kingdom'sbold plans to boost the private sector and diversify away from oilincludea little more governmentspending this year.

Country Report

Saudi Arabia: Economic Transformation Takes Shape

With the worst of its financial pressures behind it, Saudi Arabia is forging ahead with its ambitious Vision 2030 development plan to diversify away from oil dependency and stimulate demand.

Country Report

Silk Road Bonds: The Next Big Thing?

Using Silk Road bonds as a funding vehicle for the vast capital needs of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project appears a handy catchall subsuming devilish details.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Slovenia: Arms Open Wide To The West

Slovenia recognizes the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for its economy, according to the country’s Minister for Economic Development and Technology, and is working hard to draw interest from foreign investors.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans

Donald Trump's policy plans put him in conflict with traditional Republicans in Congress and the states--in this case, his plans to impost tariffs to shape trade.

Award Winners

Winner Q&A: Africa Gears Up For Trade

A Q&A with Henry Oroh, CEO ofZenith Bank, which wonGlobal Finance's 2017 award for Best Trade Finance Provider in Ghana,about prospects for increased trade and greater uptake of documentary finance instruments in the coming year.

Award Winners

Winner Q&A: Basware on Data-Driven Agility

Ad van der Poel, senior vice president, financing services at Basware, winner of Global Finance's 2017 award for Best Web-Based Supply-Chain Financing Solution, explains how data aids collaboration, transparency and financial agility.