Awards
World’s Best SME Banks 2025: Regional Winners
Africa: UBA United Bank for Africa (UBA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Among its hallmarks is an unwavering commitment to...
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Bhutan: The Happiness Economy
Bhutan is banking on a unique mix of abundant energy, a clean environment, and wellness entrepreneurism to lure foreign investors....
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ASEAN Girds For Growth
Southeast Asia’s rapidly expanding economy is attracting foreign investors and new commitments from global corporations. Can it challenge China in...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Indonesia: New President’s Past Raises Questions
Prabowo Subianto, a former army general with a controversial past and minister of defence in the current administration, has been...
Banking
World’s Best SME Banks 2024—Regional Winners
Africa: Ecobank Lack of access to finance has typically been the key challenge facing African SMEs. However, limited access to...
Banking
World’s Best SME Banks 2024—Global Winners
Unlocking the hidden value of their numbers is the next step for SMEs. As the global economy continues to limp...
Country Report
Vietnam’s Great Expectations
An array of investor-friendly attributes are turning Vietnam into one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful magnets for foreign direct investment.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Bangkok Calling: Door Widens For FDI In Thailand
Located at the center of the ASEAN region, with direct links to China, Thailand is piquing investors’ interest.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Change Afoot In Malaysia
Investors should watch Malaysia for substantive progress toward reform.
Award Winners
World’s Best SME Banks 2023: Regional Winners
According to the Bank for International Settlements, global liquidity in 2021 reached an unprecedented $175 trillion, twice global GDP. That figure set the tone for the year in investment banking, as cash-rich companies powered record deal making worldwide. The macro ...
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Not Our First Crisis: Q&A With UOB’s Eric Tham And Lawrence Loh
Singapore’s UOB stands out as a leader in serving small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) over the past year. Eric Tham, head of Group Commercial Banking; and Lawrence Loh, head of Group Business Banking, explain why.
Award Winners
World’s Best SME Banks 2022
Global Finance presents its inaugural annual listing of the best global, regional and national banks that serve SMEs, for more than 60 countries and regions.