Luca Ventura, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Now In Riyadh

Goldman Sachs became the first Wall Street bank to comply with Saudi Arabia’s Regional Headquarters (RHQ) program and secure a...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

If polls are any indication, French President Emmanuel Macron is on track to be the biggest loser of the upcoming...

Economic Data

The Consumer Price Index only tells part of the story. Two years ago, inflation reached a 40-year high in the...

Data

What does it mean for a nation to be rich or poor at a time of global pandemic, high inflation...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The biggest national election in global history kicked off on April 19, but the final results will not be announced...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

What a difference three weeks can make. That was the time it took for Bassirou Diomaye Faye to go from...

Data

Economic growth is a marathon, not a sprint and while some nations have made plans for long-term progress, others have...

Data

After recessions, economies often bounce back more vigorously than ever—unless they stumble across new obstacles along their way. Before the...

Economic Data

What does it mean to be unemployed? It is a question that appears easy to answer, at least superficially. Not...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Muhammad Aurangzeb, a veteran banker with no previous experience in a political role, has been tasked with the navigating Pakistan...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Ursula von der Leyen announced she will pursue a second term as president of the European Commission. With the endorsement...

Banking

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