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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.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Mexico Steps Up As Largest US Trading Partner
Mexico surges ahead of China as America's top trading partner in part due to geopolitical tensions and Covid-related disruptions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Cash Challenge
High interest rates are forcing CFOs to leave no stone unturned in the search for working capital.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Singapore: Long-Serving Central Bank Chief Steps Down
Veteran central banker Ravi Menon is set to step down as managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Technology
Trade Law Catches Up With Technology
A slow process ofswitching from physical todigital trade documentation appears to be speeding up.
Features
Venture Capital After SVB: Q&A With Kearney’s Ben T. Smith IV
Ben T. Smith IV, a longtime Silicon Valley executive and currently head of the Communications, Media and Technology practice atKearney,speaks toGlobal Financeabout the post-SVB venture capital industry and the pace of innovation.
Data
Economic Freedom by Country 2023
Global economic freedom has taken a sustained hit thanks to the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Data
The World’s Biggest Bankruptcies 2023
The global pandemic pushed many shaky companies to the edge of bankruptcy, the energy crisis and steep rate hikes sealed their fate. But some of them will emerge stronger and more profitable as a result.
Features
Finns Path To An IPO
VC support and debt financing fuel car-subscription services outside of Europe.
Features
Open Banking: Still The Next Big Thing
As open banking expands, consumers and companies stand to enjoy lower fees, greater ability to leverage their financial data: if they can control the risk of stolen or misused data.