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FDI’s Limits And Benefits
VOL. 38 NO. 5 Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), the topic of this month’s cover story, is often an unreliable economic...
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Countries with Highest GDP Growth 2024
Economic growth is a marathon, not a sprint and while some nations have made plans for long-term progress, others have...
Data
Countries With Lowest GDP Growth 2024
After recessions, economies often bounce back more vigorously than ever—unless they stumble across new obstacles along their way. Before the...
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The future of banking is not only digital, it may be digital-only
Digitization didn’t just help banks transform; it pushed them to reimagine the business. With transactions migrating en masse to digital channels in the Covid pandemic, banks should not only speed up their transformation programs but also revisit the scope of their role in customers’ lives. Establishing digital-only proposition would set them up nicely for the digital age, at scale.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Mining M&A Intensifies
A literal land grab for metal-and-mining assets has led to a spike in M&A activity, especially in emerging markets. Mining...
Banking
Safest Banks In Kuwait
Global Finance’s Safest Bank rankings, published annually in November, assess the fiscal health and stability of the largest 1,000 banks...
Banking
Safest Banks In Egypt
Global Finance’s Safest Bank rankings, published annually in November, assess the fiscal health and stability of the largest 1,000 banks...
Transaction Banking
In Conversation with Anith Daniel, Group Head of Transaction Banking Services at Emirates NBD
Joseph Giarraputo, Founder & Editorial Director of Global Finance talks with Anith Daniel, Group Head of Transaction Banking Services at...
Economic Data
Unemployment Rates Around the World 2024
What does it mean to be unemployed? It is a question that appears easy to answer, at least superficially. Not...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ByteDance: Between a Rock and a Digital Hard Place
Washington holds the future of both TikTok and ByteDance in its hands. Who wouldn’t want to own a piece of...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Caucasus: Pivot Points
Geopolitics and the Russia-Ukraine war are highlighting the potential of Georgia and Armenia’s expanding economies. Tbilisi, Georgia, will host the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bahrain: Looking For Buy-In
Bahrain has big plans for development, and investors are interested. But its geographic position is both a blessing and a...
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Digital By Design
Digitizing more than 80% of its retail banking services proved a timely strategic move for Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. During the pandemic, customers could access most banking services while socially distancing and the bank launched new services quickly that helped customers facing financial hardship and uncertainty.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
United Arab Emirates: Trade, Finance, And Tourism Drive Economic Growth
Dubai and the other emirates have made globalization work in the Gulf by leveraging oil revenue to create a more...