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Innovation In An Age of Uncertainty
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Technology
Paul Brody, EY: How Blockchain Is Transforming Global Commerce
Paul Brody is global blockchain leader at professional services firm EY and co-author of a 2023 book, Ethereum for Business: A Plain-English Guide to the Use Cases that Generate Returns from Asset Management to Payments to Supply Chains. He speaks with Global Finance about blockchain technology’s impact on everything from routine payments to cross-border remittances to the future of banking and the CFO and treasurer roles.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Romania: New President Promises Moderate Course
A collective sigh of relief rippled through EU capitals on May 18 when former Bucharest Mayor Nicuşor Dan secured an unexpectedly strong mandate in round two
of Romania’s presidential elections, besting far-right opponent George Simion with 53.6% of the vote against 46.4%.
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Innovating a Seamless Banking Experience
Global Finance: How has CBQ’s successful tech innovation influenced your overall banking strategy? Shahnawaz Rashid: Technology and innovation has more than influenced CBQ: it is the core of our banking strategy. Client experience and innovation are two of the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff
Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) instructed the city’s fund managers last month to prepare for possible fallout from Moody’s
recent reduction of its US Treasury debt rating from Aaa to Aa1.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Canada: Carney Crowns First-Ever AI Minister
Canada last month named its first-ever AI minister, joining a list of countries that already includes the United Arab Emirates, France, and Taiwan.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Morocco: Boom In Data Centers
The North African kingdom has adapted quickly to the digital age. In 2020, the Agency for Digital Development published a...
Technology
Latin America: Leading World Financial Innovation
By concentrating on financial inclusion, Latin America shows other parts of the world how to navigate testing times.
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Georgia: The next destination for building your business
Today, Georgia’s reputation as one of the easiest places in the world to conduct business, combined with generous government subsidies – including but not limited to incentives for automotive and electrical manufacturing, low taxes and operating costs, a highly educated ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kenya: Capital Requirement Rule to Trigger Bank Mergers
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to lift its 10-year ban on issuing new banking licenses on July 1.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Appeals Court Pauses Ruling That Blocked Trump’s Tariff Plan
A federal appeals court on Thursday paused the US Court of International Trade’s (CIT) ruling that struck down President Donald...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ghana: New Rules Shake Gold Trade
Ghana wants to optimize the benefits from its largely anarchical artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector.
Sustainable Finance
Powering The Global Energy Transition
Project finance is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demand for green and sustainable energy infrastructure.
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Powering the Future of Financial Services with Cloud
As economies reopen, Financial Services (FS) organizations continue to focus on reinventing ways of working and doing business. Dennis Gada from Infosys explains how cloud is shifting from being a technology enabler to business transformation enabler.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Arnault’s Work Extension
Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire, CEO and chair of LVMH, has just been confirmed at the helm of the world’s...