Luca Ventura, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Vinfast Lists On The Nasdaq

VinFast, founded in 2017 by VinGroup chair and Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, became more valuable than legacy automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

News

Niger Military Coup Sparks A Regional Crisis In The Troubled Sahel

One of the poorest countries in the world, Niger is the fourth West African country to experience a coup d’état since 2020.

Banking

South Korea Allows Domestic Banking Partners

South Korea will allow new domestic players into its banking industry to break the domination of the sector by just five commercial banks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

IMF Accepts Argentina’s Debt Repayment In Yuan

Along with India’s recent use of the Chinese currency to buy Russian oil, Argentina’s move is an example of the global economy's de-dollarization.

News

Japanese, South Korean Leaders Meet But Normalization Remains Elusive

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years agoyet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

LVMH Tops $500 Billion Market Cap

In April, LVMH reported a 17% year-over-year increase in first-quarter revenues, more than twice what analysts expected.

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.

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.

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.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Biden Flip-Flops On Climate With Willow Project Approval

The Biden administrationpleased progressives by cancelling drilling projects on federal territory shortly after taking officebut recently approvedConoco Phillips’s $8 billion Willow Project in Alaska.

Sustainable Finance

Landmark 200-Nation Deal Could Save Marine Resources

The treaty does not overrule provisions set by numerous and often conflicting authorities that currently regulate fishing, shipping and deep-sea mining on the high seas.