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As companies navigate a tariff tsunami and reshoring renaissance, they are finding new tools and strategies—some AI-powered—to manage the challenge.
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Editor's Letter
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....
Awards
World’s Best Banks 2025—From Growth To Pressure
Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.
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Sustainable Banking for Palestines Real Economy
Palestine’s sustainable banking leader for 62 years, Bank of Palestine (BoP) represents the future of banking with high-impact sustainable finance initiatives, gender & financial inclusion, and digital innovation. Mahmoud Shawa, BoP’s CEO, discusses the bank’s strategic commitment to sustainability and its role supporting Palestine’s economic growth and climate change goals.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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....