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Economics, Policy & Regulation

China Proposes Security Assessment For AI Tools

According to China's newproposed regulations, companies providing generative AI services must prevent false information and content that is discriminatory or harmful to intellectual property or personal privacy rights.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China: IPOs Surge Under New Listing Rules

The new rules—which debuted in Shanghai and Shenzhen last month—are aimed at speeding up listings and boosting corporate fund-raising.

Banking

Credit Suisse Battles $160 Million Fraud Trial

This credit-crisis legacy issue sits among the raft of allegations of fraud and other misconduct surrounding Credit Suisse’s descent into cultural failure, which UBS management claims it will now be rooting out.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Finland: Orpos Uphill Path To A New Government

Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party came first in elections but fell short of the majority needed to form a government on their own.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Germany: Last Nuclear Plant Shut Down

Germany's closure of its last nuclear power facilities amid potential energy shortages and rising prices due to the end of gas and oil imports from Russia.

News

India To Take Largest Population Title From China

China's population is falling while India's is rising and this change has vast implications for the global economy.

Technology

Italy Temporarily Bans ChatGPT

French, German and Irish regulators contacted their Italian colleagues to better understand the basis of the temporary ban.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nigerian Banks Adopt Holding Company Structures

Shifting to a holding company allows the parent company to coordinate and manage all the units.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Norway’s SWF Nixes All-Male Boards In Japan

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is pushing to increase gender diversity among Japan's corporate executives.

Editor's Letter

Best In Uncertain Times

Global Financeeditor at large Andrea Fiano's letter to you, the reader.

Country Report

Colombia: Record Growth

Colombia’s economic rebound enters a transitional phase.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

France: Macron Pushes Through Pension Overhaul

The 2023 Social Security Financing Adjustment Law raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, with a requirement that the retiree has worked at least 43 years; otherwise, workers must wait until they turn 67.