Luca Ventura, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Happiest Countries In The World 2024

What does it mean to be a happy country? The World Happiness Report points the way to life satisfaction for...

Banking

From the establishment of the first commercial bank in the early 1950s to the creation of one of the most...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Kaspi.kz recently became the first Kazakhstan-based company to list in the US. Even more noteworthy: It’s the third-largest initial public...

Banking

The Global Finance list of Qatar’s leading banks, based on size, longevity and market knowledge, in alphabetical order. Pearling, fishing,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

In a watershed moment for the global automotive industry, China is estimated to have displaced Japan as the world’s largest...

Banking

A rundown of the top banks in Egypt, including domestic and foreign players. From ancient times, Egypt has been fertile...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

In 2023, Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein acquired a stake in struggling rival Forever 21; food-delivery company Wonder Group gobbled up...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The vice-president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) William Lai will be vying for the post of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Hugh Johnston, a veteran executive with a 34-year career at PepsiCo, has joined The Walt Disney Company as its new...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Last month, more than 150 countries sent representatives to Beijing for a two-day summit marking the 10th anniversary of the...

News

Astronomical inflation propels an unorthodox candidate to the top of Argentina's presidential polls.

Technology

For now, the EU's new rules will only apply to about two dozen large platforms.