Features
Softbank Continues Arm Wrestle
To help beef up Arm’s potential earnings ahead of anIPO, Softbank appears to be tinkering with Arm’s unique selling point.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Standard Bank CEO Skeptical Of Retail CBDCS
The IMF has conducted CBDC workshops in Africa covering issues posed by central bank-governed virtual digital assetsbut adoption has been sluggish.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFOs Wanted: Startups Lack Strong Financial Hands
Many startups were unableto access their funds during SVB's demise in part because they lacked CFOs.
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.