Awards
World’s Best Banks 2024—Africa
Leading banks deliver record returns. Banks in Africa have recently been operating in challenging environments, owing to economic turmoil. The...
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Banking
Morocco: SocGen Cuts Ties
For years, Societe Generale saw Morocco as a golden goose. Despite struggles in other African markets resulting in six exits...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nigeria’s Access Bank Seeks To Buy National Bank Of Kenya
Nigeria’s financial powerhouse, Access Bank, looks to shake up Africa’s banking landscape by acquiring the National Bank of Kenya (NBK)....
Banking
World’s Best Investment Banks 2024—Equities
With inflationary pressure subsiding and central banks worldwide pausing the cycle of aggressive rate hikes while managing to avoid a...
Banking
World’s Best Investment Banks 2024—Debt
What pandemic recession? Despite lingering above-average inflation, still-restrictive central bank policies, and political crises in multiple parts of the world,...
Banking
World’s Best Investment Banks 2024—M&A
For the second consecutive year, M&A activity felt the blow from tighter financial conditions and rising debt-financing costs. As a...
Banking
World’s Best Investment Banks 2024—Infrastructure
Financing infrastructure projects became a key area of expertise for deal-makers who were able to create innovative capital market solutions....
Banking
World’s Best Investment Banks 2024—Regional Winners
Investment bankers across the globe can commiserate with one another on at least one fact: 2023 was a challenging year....
Banking
World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2024
Last year, investment bankers fondly recalled to Global Finance the glory of 2021 when deal values enjoyed a peak of...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Increases African Investments
For years, the US had perfected a penchant for being aloof when it came to Africa. Not anymore. The world’s...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Mozambique: Gas-Export Windfall To Fuel Sovereign Wealth Fund
It has been a season of exuberance in Mozambique. Commencement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in November 2022 ignited...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Mauritius: Wooing The Wealthy And Adding Value
The Mauritian economy is gaining strength by enticing the rich with benefits and adding value to its exports. The configuration...