Economics, Policy & Regulation
Senegal: Natural Resource Audit Makes Foreign Operators Nervous
African governments have a penchant for spooking foreign multinationals operating in natural resource sectors, especially in mining and oil and...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh: Nobel Laureate Steps Up To End Political Crisis
When Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth consecutive term as head of Bangladesh’s government this past January, her 15-year grip on...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Bankruptcies Are Rising Globally
Bankruptcy filings are piling up all over the world now that government emergency supports linked to the Covid-19 pandemic have...
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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
Nestlé Board’s Surprise Move Taps Insider To Lead Company
In a surprise announcement, global food giant Nestlé has named 38-year company veteran Laurent Freixe as CEO, effective September 1,...
Banking
Longtime DBS CEO Names First Female As Chief
After 15 years at the helm, Piyush Gupta announced last month that he will step down as CEO of DBS...
Technology
TSMC Starts Building Its First European Chip Plant
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest semiconductor chip maker, broke ground in early August on its first facility in...
Editor's Letter
Two Decisions And A Duel
VOL. 38 NO. 8 The end of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere coincides this year with heightened expectations related...
Transaction Banking
First Abu Dhabi Bank’s Matthew Adams On The Evolving Sub-Custody Space
Emerging markets are wildly diverse, and keeping track of the latest trends is often daunting. Luckily, Matthew Adams has at...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Ex-St. Louis Fed Chief Bullard On Rate Cuts, Global Economic Outlook
James Bullard, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 2008-2023 and a former member of...
News
Anglo American’s Big Restructuring Aims To Refocus Mining Giant
The rattled corporation faces a rocky road through a wide-ranging restructuring, but some analysts see a more competitive company emerging....
Executive Interviews
Ex-NYSE Regulatory Chief Labovitz On Launching Green Stock Market
Daniel Labovitz, the former NYSE head of regulatory policy, is swapping the traditional stock market blues for a greener pasture....
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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.
Banking
Islamic Finance: Just For Muslim-Majority Nations?
The third installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance. Islamic finance is today a $3.9 trillion...