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M&A Booms Globally, But Tariffs Freeze US Deals
M&A activity got off to a strong start in 2025, with global deal value surpassing $1.2 trillion through April, according...
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Former Top-Rated Bank Governor Mark Carney Elected To Lead Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada pulled off a stunning upset in the national election. By choosing Mark Carney—the former governor...
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Financing The Future: Q&A With Standard Chartered’s Abbas Husain
Abbas Husain, Standard Chartered’s global head of Infrastructure and Development Finance, discusses the rapid pace of change and innovation in...
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Bringing digital innovation & entrepreneurship to SME banking
A leader in banking for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Boubyan Bank offers one-stop-shop financial solutions for SMEs, from startups to established companies.
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Critical Minerals, Critical Moves: Q&A With BMO Capital Markets’ Ilan Bahar
Ilan Bahar, co-head of BMO Capital Markets’ Global Metals & Mining Group—winner of Best Investment Bank in Metals & Mining—considers...
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Making Record Profits: Emirates NBD Group CEO Shayne Nelson Q&A
Shayne Nelson, group CEO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’s government-owned bank and one of the largest banks in the Middle East...
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Tapping Growth Potential: NBK CEO-Kuwait Salah Al Fulaij
Salah Al Fulaij, CEO-Kuwait at National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), discusses Kuwait’s path toward economic and banking reform and NBK’s...
Banking
South Africa: Standard Bank’s Deputy CEO Bolts To Rival Absa
South Africa’s banking industry found itself in an uproar the night of March 16, when the heir apparent of its...
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Expanding in Africa: How Egypt’s CIB is Pursuing Cross-Border Growth
Looking beyond its home market in Egypt, Commercial International Bank’s (CIB’s) Islam Zekry, Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board Member, reveals the bank’s vision to be a key financial partner for African economic expansion. To do this, it is leveraging Kenya as a strategic hub, while prioritising high-growth sectors and supporting SMEs, corporates and Egyptian exporters.
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BBVA Takeover Of Banco Sabadell Advances
The standoff surrounding Spanish bank BBVA’s hostile takeover of Banco Sabadell remains in limbo. BBVA, however, is not relenting, describing...
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Neobank Lunar Courts Youth
Lunar, the Copenhagen-headquartered neobank and chief challenger to Google Wallet in Northern Europe, has rolled out the new Lunar Youth...
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Ethiopia: First Investment Banking Licenses Issued
On March 21, Ethiopia issued its first-ever investment banking licenses, marking a historic shift in the nation’s financial sector. The...
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Top Banks In Singapore
From the establishment of its earliest banks in the mid-19th century to becoming one of the world’s most advanced financial...
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BEA China Redefines Wealth Management
With its exit from Central America and Colombia, Scotiabank follows the trend of international banks retreating amid rising compliance costs...
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Scotiabank Pullback Signals Global Banking Shift Away From Latin America
With its exit from Central America and Colombia, Scotiabank follows the trend of international banks retreating amid rising compliance costs...