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Executive Interviews

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period Of Transition

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.

Executive Interviews

Jean Riachi: Weathering The (Latest) Storm

Jean Riachi, CEO of I&C Bank in Lebanon and FFA Private Bank in Dubai, discusses the Lebanese banking sector’s prolonged crisis, impact of the current war in Lebanon, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Middle East: Key Trends Shaping 2026

The Middle East is shuddering from its biggest crisis in decades. The US-Israeli war with Iran is shaking the entire...

How European Corporates Are Redefining Capital Market Strategy

After an extended period of caution, Europe’s largest corporates are no longer sitting on the sidelines – they are actively reshaping the capital markets landscape.

Insurance

Boards Under Pressure, Insurers On Alert

Corporate brass are operating in a more complex environment than at any point in the past decade, and their insurers are working to keep up.

Banking

UniCredit Tests Germany’s Resolve On Commerzbank

UniCredit faces resistance from management and Berlin, as Orcel pushes to cross a 30% threshold and force a takeover of Commerzbank.

Banking

AI: The Crowding-Out Effect

AI infrastructure spending surge could crowd out borrowers as $830 billion capex boom competes for capital, though credit markets remain resilient so far

Executive Interviews

Global Salon: Transaction Banking’s Digital Pivot

Chad Wallace shares how digital transformation is reshaping transaction banking—and the strategies banks need to stay competitive.

Seven Payments Principles for Treasury in 2025 and Beyond

Treasurers today are under tremendous pressure. Cash must move seamlessly to keep pace with rapid technological change and fast internal decision making.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ex-Meta Chief AI Scientist Launches Startup

Meta AI veteran Yann LeCun raises $1 billion for AMI, betting on world models to rival today’s text-based AI systems.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Toyota CEO To Sharpen Focus On Profits

Toyota's new chief, Kenta Kon, is tasked with prioritizing cost discipline and resilience as geopolitical pressures reshape the auto industry.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Basel III Framework Faces Reworking

New trading rules face delays and revisions in US and Europe as regulators ease requirements amid industry pushback and competitiveness concerns.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

SEC Mulls Semiannual Reporting

SEC weighs semiannual reporting, easing quarterly burden, aligning with global markets and potentially boosting IPO appeal for smaller US companies.

New Possibilities in a Blended World of Traditional and Digital Assets

With increasing coexistence between digital and traditional assets, the emerging hybrid investment environment brings new realities and opportunities.

Features

Scandals Slow Private Credit Juggernaut

Leading private credit firms on Wall Street, including Blue Owl, Apollo Global Management, and BlackRock, are in choppy seas as share prices and private credit loans take a hit.