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Global M&A Nears $4T as Megadeals Defy Geopolitics

Global mergers and acquisitions are on track to reach roughly $4 trillion in total value in 2026. That's up 13% from 2025 — only the second-highest spike to the pandemic-era peak of 2021 — that figure obscures a market increasingly defined by a handful of blockbuster transactions.

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Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved

In May, Togo’s Ecobank became the first commercial bank in Africa to issue a nature bond, mobilizing $450 million that...

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Nike Names New CFO as Turnaround Stumbles

Nike Inc. said Tuesday it has hired David Denton as its next chief financial officer, tapping the former Pfizer Inc....

How European Corporates Are Redefining Capital Market Strategy

After an extended period of caution, Europe’s largest corporates are no longer sitting on the sidelines – they are actively reshaping the capital markets landscape.

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SpaceX’s Cash Management Conundrum

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. — more commonly known as SpaceX — is not letting proceeds from the largest initial public...

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Henderson Land Project Gains First Biodiversity Loan

Hong Kong’s first biodiversity loan backs Henderson Land’s ambitious green waterfront transformation.

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SpaceX IPO and ‘Elon Premium’ Test the Limits of Market Logic

SpaceX is poised to be the king of mega-IPOs, leading an upcoming wave of listings fueled by the boom in...

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AI’s Elusive Returns

Sooner or later, the inevitable question about artificial intelligence will arise: Is the investment boom sweeping the corporate world a...

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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Hormuz Bottleneck: Gulf Energy Has a ‘Plan B’

The Strait of Hormuz was once treated as an unavoidable pathway of global energy flows. Now, Gulf producers are in desperate need of a workaround.

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Dangote’s IPO Tests African Capital Markets

Dangote Refinery’s initial public offering is shaping up to be one of the most historic capital markets events for the...

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Mega-Cap IPOs Make Major Waves for Index Investors

When mega-cap companies go public, index providers and investors will see it as dropping battleships into the old fishing pond....

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CFOs Confront a Fractured Global Order

Global corporate finance leaders are entering the second half of 2026 facing the most complex operating environment of the post-pandemic...

Digital Transformation Blueprint and Showcasing Shell Treasurys Digital Journey

Digitization is critical to the future of finance and treasury. To realize its fullpotential, companies should develop a framework and execution plan thatincorporates a holistic approach. A good example of a company taking suchan approach isShell, writes Swati Mitra, Global Practice Lead, Digital ClientAdvisory, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi.

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Buying the Beautiful Game—and Beyond | Global Salon

Sports financial advisor Laurie Pinto explains how U.S. investors are reshaping soccer, cricket, basketball, and the global sports landscape with new strategies.