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Banking

World’s Best SME Banks 2024—Regional Winners

Africa: Ecobank Lack of access to finance has typically been the key challenge facing African SMEs. However, limited access to...

Editor's Letter

Forecasts Unbound

VOL. 37 NO. 11 Traditionally year-end comes with major forecasts for the new year by economists and other prognosticators,often upended...

Banking

World’s Best SME Banks 2024—Global Winners

Unlocking the hidden value of their numbers is the next step for SMEs. As the global economy continues to limp...

Risk Measurement and Mitigation: Need for a New Beginning

Credit risk is defined as the probability that a bank borrower or counterparty will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maximize a bank's risk-adjusted rate of return by ...

Banking

Fintech Removes FX Friction: Q&A With Corpay Cross-Border Solutions’ Mark Frey

Mark Frey, group president of Corpay Cross-Border Solutions, explains the fintech advantage in powering global payments while limiting FX exposure....

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Argentina: Milei Won But Can He Govern?

Javier Milei, a far-right outsider candidate, takes over Argentina’s presidency on December 10 after winning a runoff against Economy Minister...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EY Appoints First Female CEO

Janet Truncale, a 53-year-old American, has been appointed global chief executive of EY, making her the first woman to helm...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Presidential Election Puts Taiwan At A Crossroads

The vice-president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) William Lai will be vying for the post of...

Managing Liquidity in a Crisis

‘Stay at home. Stay safe’. These are perhaps the words that will characterise 2020, a year dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are dealing with major disruption to their supply chains, and domestic and cross-border trade remains severely impacted by extraordinary skews in demands and government-imposed ‘stay home’ regulations in countries around the world.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Mickey’s New Bean Counter

Hugh Johnston, a veteran executive with a 34-year career at PepsiCo, has joined The Walt Disney Company as its new...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Altman Heads Up OpenAI Once Again

A contentious back-and-forth over the span of five days ended with Altman’s retaking the CEO seat, and the formation of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OpenAI’s Turbulent Weekend

A leadership shakeup at the ChatGPT parent company has observers across the globe scratching their heads and eager to see...

Technology

The Promise And Threat Of AI: Q&A With FICO Chief Analytics Officer Scott Zoldi

Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer of FICO, speaks to Global Finance about the role of artificial intelligence in the financial...

E-Guarantees: Making Trade Finance Faster and Safer

Andrzej Gliski, Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium in Poland, explains how electronic guarantees are increasingly used in trade finance to simplify the circulation of documents, reduce processing times, provide greater transparency, and cut transaction costs.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The New Competition For Listings

Some of the world’s biggest stock exchanges are feeling left out as local corporates opt to go abroad for their...