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The IPO Window Is Open—A Crack
The IPO market is stalling as volatility and fears about artificial intelligence reshape the overall listings landscape.
Author: Weld Royal
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Insurance
From Reactive Insurance To Proactive Investment
As climate change threatens insurability, adaptation finance has become a mechanism for capturing value.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Latin America And The New Geopolitics Of Mining
Latin America holds the key to relieving global mineral shortages, but community trust and co-prosperity could determine which mines survive
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TDB Group at 40: Reflecting on Four Decades of African Growth
Celebrating 40 years of advancing trade, regional economic integration, and sustainable development across the continent, with Admassu Tadesse, Group President and Managing Director at development bank TDB Group.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The New World Of Surging Debt
For CFOs planning capital allocation for 2026 and beyond, the headline number is hard to ignore: Global debt has surged to nearly $346 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, or about 310% of world GDP, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Costco, Others Seek Tariff Refunds
Costco’s most talked-about holiday happening might not be the deals on Dyson hair dryers, Godiva chocolates, or even the iconic $1.50 hot dog and soda bargain, but a lawsuit filed in late November against the Trump administration.
Insurance
The Structural Shift Redefining Insurance Risk
Social inflation, driven by litigation funding, looms as a global systemic risk in the insurance sector.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Salon: Aclara Takes On China In Rare Earth Processing
François Motte, CFO of Chilean-based Aclara Resources, explains the company’s vertical integration model, the economics of competing with China, and how pre-launch offtake agreements help fund development.
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Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Arabia: A Trillion-Dollar Pledge, From AI To Nuclear
Saudi Arabia pledges to invest nearly $1 trillion into the US economy. This brought positive statements from executives representing key sectors expected to benefit.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Google’s $15 Billion Bet On India’s AI Future
When Google announced its $15 billion investment in India on October 14—the company’s largest commitment to the subcontinent to date—it pointed to more than just a corporate expansion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Commodities: Gold’s Wild Ride
Gold staged a dramatic recovery on October 22, climbing to $4,159 per ounce after two days of heavy selloffs that included significant outflows from gold-backed exchange-traded funds.
Executive Interviews
Global Salon: AI, Payments, And The Changing CFO Role
Rohini Jain, CFO of business payments platform Bill, has strong views on how artificial intelligence is transforming the role of finance, the future of cross-border payments, and the challenges facing SMBs in today’s economic environment.
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Bridging Continents: The Future of Middle East-Africa Trade Alliances
Islam Zekry, Group Chief Finance & Operation Officer and Executive Board Member at CIB, explores how GCC-Africa partnerships are driving economic growth, resilience and a transformative era of South-South cooperation, and how Egypt’s strategic location and financial expertise position it as a key player in emerging trade corridors.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Global Salon With Drew DeLong: New US Industrial Policy Starts Taking Shape
Drew DeLong, global lead of Geopolitical Dynamics at consultant Kearney, advises executives and board directors on navigating transnational instability and other global risks to their organizations. With a career start in the White House and at the State Department during the first Trump administration, DeLong joined Kearney in 2021. He offers his take on tariffs, the US-China relationship, an EU–US trading bloc, and the makings of a new state capitalism.