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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Autonomous Treasury Speeds Cash Visibility

The advent of autonomous treasury has ignited a competitive push, complete with aggressive industry targets. Not all companies will want to proceed at the same speed.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hungary: Crossroads Ahead

Hungary heads into a pivotal election this month with an improving economy but nagging questions about economic policy, governance, and FDI performance.

Private Credit

Private Credit Stress Test: What Breaks And What Holds

Private credit faces mounting stress from liquidity mismatches, fraud concerns, and macro pressures, even as bullish sentiment persist.

Garanti BBVA: The Next Frontier of Sustainable Finance In Turkey

Sustainability is embedded in Garanti BBVA’s culture, business, financing solutions, and advisory services. Garanti BBVA’s Cemal Onaran, Commercial Banking Executive Vice President, and İrem Barzilay, Sustainability Director, explain the bank’s decarbonization journey and its contribution to Turkey’s green transformation.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Bangladesh: Diversification Is A Priority

Bangladesh, after decades of demographic growth and political upheaval, faces challenges diversifying beyond its over-reliance on the garment sector.

Private Credit

Private Credit’s Next Bet: Intellectual Property

Asset-light companies reshape private credit as lenders embrace intellectual property collateral, despite valuation challenges, legal risks, and AI-driven obsolescence concerns

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Iker Etxezarreta Fraile, Faes Farma

Faes Farma operates in 16 countries, with a China joint venture and 40+ licensing deals; Iker Etxezarreta Fraile became CFO last July.

Awards

World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away

A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.

Poland’s Long-Term Partner for Custody Services

Poland’s custody market is nearing a turning point. As custodians seek reliable, experienced banking partners, Bank Pekao is growing custody services in the Polish market, says Robert Smuga, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Custody, Bank Pekao.

Award Winners

World’s Best Investment Banks: Global Winners

Explore the top investment banks of 2025, highlighting their achievements and contributions across key global categories in the industry.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Global Winners By Sector

In 2025, some of the world’s top investment banks demonstrated their leadership across diverse sectors, driving major deals that shaped global markets.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Africa

These standout investment banks exemplify the dynamism and growing global relevance of Africa’s financial ecosystem.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Asia-Pacific

This year's top firms in Asia-Pacific underscore the region’s growing influence in shaping global investment banking trends.

RBI: Why Sustainable Finance Is Here to Stay

From green bonds to advisory services to data-driven tools, sustainable finance products and solutions are in growing demand among retail, corporate and institutional clients alike, according to Markus Ecker, Head of Sustainable Finance at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Central & Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been a hub for dynamic financial markets, and in 2025, investment banks in the region are capitalizing on a resurgence of complex, sponsor-backed M&A transactions.