Banking
Hong Kong Banks Expand SME Task Force
The 18 Hong Kong banks comprising the territory’s joint task force on lending to small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) have...
Banking
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Technology
Balancing AI Hype And Practical Innovation
Investment in AI is soaring, yet its real-world utility is still evolving, with many viewing it as an emerging technology....
Banking
European Banks Pursue Mergers To Gain Competitive Edge
Lenders across Europe are ramping up M&A efforts to scale operations, strengthen balance sheets, and navigate an evolving financial landscape....
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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.
Banking
Credit By Another Name
Buy-now-pay-later offers SMEs an alternate credit source. Although generally available in the consumer market for about a decade, the electronic...
Banking
Banco Davivienda Gains Slice Of Scotiabank’s Operations
Banco Davivienda has taken over Scotiabank’s operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama in exchange for a 20% stake in...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China Leans On Banks To Revive Property Market
China’s banks are pumping fresh funds into stalled housing projects and cutting rates on existing mortgages. The goal is to...
Executive Interviews
BTG Pactual’s Mariana Oiticica Steers Private Banking Through Generational Change
Younger, globally minded clients are driving a shift to offshore investments, making strategic and flexible wealth planning more critical than...
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BEA China Redefines Wealth Management
Africa today is the world’s youngest continent, with a growing population and several fast-growing economies, but significant challenges, including the...
Executive Interviews
African Banking Roundtable: New Focus On Capital Markets
Africa today is the world’s youngest continent, with a growing population and several fast-growing economies, but significant challenges, including the...
Banking
Davivienda Considers Assets Of Scotiabank In Colombia
Banco Davivienda of Grupo Bolívar is reportedly working on a deal with Scotiabank for their Colombia and Central America assets....
Banking
Nubank Consolidates As World’s Largest Digital Bank
Nubank’s latest financial results underscore what its major investors Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood seem to have long known: the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Yousef Khalawi Of AlBaraka Forum On Growth Of Islamic Finance
Global Finance spoke with Yousef Khalawi, secretary general of the AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy, about the role of Islamic...
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Boubyan Bank: Leading Islamic finance through digital innovation
Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) has agreed to acquire a 96% stake in Bank Audi’s loss-making Turkish subsidiary, Odeabank,...
Banking
ADQ To Purchase Odeabank
Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) has agreed to acquire a 96% stake in Bank Audi’s loss-making Turkish subsidiary, Odeabank,...