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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFO Corner With Iveco Group’s Anna Tanganelli

Since December 2023, Anna Tanganelli has served as Chief Financial Officer of Iveco, the commercial vehicles business that was spun...

Editor's Letter

A Cascade Effect On Interest rates

VOL. 38 NO. 9 At Global Finance, generating the report cards for central bank governors has always been a complex...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Norway: Electric Car Ownership Outnumbers Gas Cars

In a global first, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said last month that electric vehicles (EVs) now outnumber gas-powered models...

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

New US Tariffs Begin On Chinese Goods

In September, the US adopted a 100% tariff on all electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China, along with a 50%...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Kenya: High Court Quashes Privatization Law

Kenya’s President William Ruto has been adamant about the need to boost the productivity of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that he...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Veteran Nike Executive Taking Reins Of Shoe Giant

After four years in command at Nike, CEO John Donahoe is handing over the helm to Elliott Hill, a 60-year-old...

Banking

Dealmaker-In-Chief: Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel

True to his reputation as a consummate dealmaker, Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel is orchestrating one of the largest cross-border bank...

Corporate Banks Transform Digitally for Post-Covid

While retail banking has been in the spotlight of the Covid-19 impact on banks, corporate banking has also been significantly, if not more, affected by the pandemic.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Sri Lanka: New President Wins In An Upset

In a massive political upset, a neo-Marxist political outsider won September’s presidential election in Sri Lanka. The victory of Anura...

Technology

UAE: Global Chip Makers Evaluate Building Plants In The Gulf

Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have held talks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials that could see...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Bhutan: The Happiness Economy

Bhutan is banking on a unique mix of abundant energy, a clean environment, and wellness entrepreneurism to lure foreign investors....

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Searching For A Soft Landing

Inflation is easing and growth is stabilizing, but geopolitical conflicts and fiscal uncertainty still threaten a global soft landing. ...

Top Priorities for 2020: Time to Future Proof Treasury

Companies worldwide face an environment of change. Global supply chains are being reconfigured in response to a surge in protectionism and trade interventions.

Banking

Egypt: United Bank Stake For Sale

Egypt’s government plans to sell a stake in United Bank via an initial public offering (IPO) during the first quarter...