Features
Panama To Gain First Fully Digital Bank
Already active, the bank will launch its proprietary Atlas Pay platform in the region, a virtual wallet with built-in services.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Sri Lanka: IMF Approves Bailout
Sri Lanka’s perfect storm of economic disaster started with the Covid-19 pandemic and years of government nepotism, corruption, and economic mismanagement ultimately led to a$50 billion default on foreign loans.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Swiss National Bank Chair Reassures Markets
Swiss National Bank chair orchestratedthe swift takeover of Credit Suisse by competitor UBS but not without ruffling some feathers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The ‘Go Anywhere’ Strategy: Q&A With Cook & Bynum Co-founder Richard Cook
Richard Cook, co-founder of Cook & Bynum, a value and long-term investor with $300 million AUM, talks about searching for undervalued assets and the “on-the-ground research” approach.
Technology
The Netherlands Joins US Effort To Deny China Semiconductor Technology
While the US effort to cut China out of the global semiconductor industry is driven by national security concerns,the effort has consequences for semiconductor companies that produce civilian products.
Editor's Letter
Turmoil And Surprise
Global Financeeditor at large Andrea Fiano's letter to you, the reader.
Banking
Worlds Safest Unfazed By Recent Bank Failures
The leaders on ourannual list of trhe world's safest banks, compiled last summer, show continued stability despite the global banking upheaval.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Biden Flip-Flops On Climate With Willow Project Approval
The Biden administrationpleased progressives by cancelling drilling projects on federal territory shortly after taking officebut recently approvedConoco Phillips’s $8 billion Willow Project in Alaska.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China: New Premier Is Xis Yes Man
Li Qiang's lack of governing experience might be the very reason China's President Xi Jinping elevated him to such a powerful position.
Sustainable Finance
Landmark 200-Nation Deal Could Save Marine Resources
The treaty does not overrule provisions set by numerous and often conflicting authorities that currently regulate fishing, shipping and deep-sea mining on the high seas.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Nigeria: How Will The New President Impact The Economy?
Nigeria's new president facesa legal challenge to his victory and the arduous task of rebuilding an economy intatters.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia Restoring Ties With Iran
The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.