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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Middle East
The Middle East’s SME sector is evolving rapidly as banks and entrepreneurs align to diversify economies beyond traditional industries.
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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: North America
North American SMEs are leveraging innovation and digital finance to sustain growth in an increasingly competitive environment.
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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s SMEs are advancing productivity and sustainability through innovation, strategic partnerships, and smart financing.
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Leading Digital Banking Innovation in Bahrain and Beyond
One of Bahrain’s largest financial institutions, Ahli United Bank (AUB) is at the forefront of digital transformation. Its mass adoption of FinTech services resulted in exceptional performance despite economic turbulence, and AUB has won multiple accolades for financial performance, growth, ...
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BTG Pactual Empresas Q&A: Leveling The Playing Field
Gabriel Motomura, partner and co-head of BTG Pactual Empresas, and Rogério Stallone, BTG Pactual corporate credit partner and co-head of BTG Empresas, discuss democratizing offerings.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Paramount Pursues WBD While Netflix, Comcast Circle
Warner Bros Discovery, the media conglomerate behind HBO, CNN, and the Warner Bros film studio, is exploring a sale—just three years after WarnerMedia and Discovery combined to form the unified giant.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LG Electronics India’s IPO Tops Parent In Value
LG Electronics India Limited’s initial public offer sparked frenzied activity, quickly rising to a market capitalization of $13 billion—surpassing its parent, LG Electronics of South Korea, valued at $9.4 billion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Swiss-Based Coca-Cola Bottler Expands Footprint
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company plans to acquire a 75% controlling stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for $2.6 billion from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments. The transaction is expected to close in early 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
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Join Your Customers’ World
Social media is an indispensable marketing tool for knowing your customers. Hussein M. Ali Al-Abdulla, Commercial Bank Qatar’s Executive General Manager & Chief Marketing Officer, discusses strategies that made it Global Finance’s “Best Bank for Social Media & Marketing” for ...
Transaction Banking
Citi: Bringing Blockchain to Tomorrow’s Treasury
Corporate treasurers are looking to do more with less, and in real-time.
Private Credit
What Is Private Credit And Who Uses It?
How has private credit grown in importance since the Great Financial Crisis? What is the current market size in the US and other regions?
Private Credit
How Private Credit Fills The Financing Gap For Corporates?
How does private credit meet various financing needs for companies that often can’t access the syndicated loan market?
Private Credit
Who Provides The Capital Behind The Private Credit Boom?
Which investors supply the majority of the capital for private credit?
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BaaS, Embedded Finance and more – The Evolving Business Models for the Digital Age
The conversation about digital business model innovation is not new, but it has never been more pressing. As CEOs grapple with their biggest challenge, namely, how to stay relevant amid rapid change and uncertainty, the legacy pipeline-based business model was ...
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Why Banks And Private Equity Firms Are Both Competing And Collaborating In Private Credit?
Why are banks both increasingly cooperating and competing with PE firms in providing private credit?