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World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Central & Eastern Europe
Macroeconomic growth raises investment interests. After a brutal 2022-2023, which saw economic activity impacted by COVID-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Uzbekistan Minister Laziz Kudratov On Country’s Sweeping Economic Makeover
Central Asia’s fastest growing and most diversified economy is being radically changed by reforms, rising FDI and high growth. Global...
Sustainable Finance
COP29: Aliyev’s Moment In The Spotlight
Oil-dependent Baku seemed like an odd choice to host COP29. But the economy is betting heavily on developing a renewables...
Sustainable Finance
COP29: Climate Finance Takes Center Stage
Recent climate catastrophes have raised the bar for securing funding to address global warming. At COP29, climate finance will be...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Moldova: Direction In Doubt
These are nervous and uncertain times in Moldova and Georgia. In a referendum on October 20, Moldovans formally enshrined the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2024: Europe
Belarus Pavel Kallaur: N/A With Belarus’ economy increasingly integrated into that of Russia, it makes perfect sense for the National...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Managing Economic Balance: Q&A With Hungary’s Central Bank Governor György Matolcsy
György Matolcsy, governor of Hungary’s central bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank), reflects on his second term and speaks about plans to...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Stability In The Banking Sector: Q&A With Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Bank Governor Jasmina Selimović
Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jasmina Selimović, speaks to Global Finance about the bank’s priorities and...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
The Czech Republic: Looking To Diversify
Czechia engineers a shift from heavy industry to green energy and high tech as it recovers from last year’s recession....
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Positive Prospects
Turkey bounces back following some historic lows—and with a new economic team in place. For the better part of a...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bank Of Georgia Bids For Ameriabank
The countries of the South Caucasus aren’t renowned for financial integration. Despite their small size and the benefits such integration...
Banking
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2024—Global, Regional And Country Winners
The volatile foreign exchange (FX) markets challenge CFOs and corporate treasurers when managing their currency risks and reporting financial results....