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Standard Bank’s Arno Daehnke On Corporate Risk And Liquidity Strategies

The chief finance and value management officer at the Johannesburg, South Africa-based bank explains how companies are strengthening liquidity, diversifying funding, and adopting digital tools to manage rising debt pressures and global volatility.

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‘Compliance Is the Foundation’: Kawa Junad On Banking Digitally In Iraq

Few executives have shaped Iraq’s digital transformation as directly as Kawa Junad, founder of First Iraqi Bank.

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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna On Innovation, Heritage, And The Road Ahead

Vigna discusses his four years of leading an iconic brand through rapid technological change, balancing tradition with progress, and steering growth from Maranello, Italy, to the global stage.

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CFO Corner: Nitesh Sharan, SoundHound AI

Global Finance: What stands out as your main achievements leading finance at SoundHound AI? Nitesh Sharan: When I joined SoundHound,...

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Qatar: Evolving Dynamics

Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, Group CEO of Qatar National Bank, speaks with Global Finance about the bank’s international strategy and the opportunities shaping QNB’s next phase of growth.

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Qatar: Doha Bank’s Dimitrios Kokosioulis On Banks’ Capital-Light Strategy

Dimitrios Kokosioulis, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s leading commercial banks and digital banking pioneer, speaks with Global Finance about the bank’s partnership with digital payment solution Paytabs to support SMEs and e-commerce platforms.

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AI, Digital Banking And Innovation Forum

The finance sector is undergoing rapid transformation due to AI. Global Finance convened a panel of AI experts from banks and technology solution providers to share insights on practical applications. This session aimed to move beyond theory, providing first-hand accounts of successes, challenges, and lessons learned in integrating AI into financial operations.

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CFO Corner: Naveen Kumar Amar, SS Innovations International

Naveen Kumar Amar joined SS Innovations International, a developer of surgical robotic technologies, in September as CFO. Amar has been a financial leader with companies in a range of industries and most recently provided virtual CFO services to clients in the US, Canada, and the UK.

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BIAT CEO Jebir Sees Brighter Horizons For Tunisia’s Banks

Elyes Jebir, CEO of Banque Internationale Arabe De Tunisie (BIAT), speaks with Global Finance about growth and innovation at Tunisia’s largest private bank. Jebir discusses resilience, innovation and new cross-border opportunities as Tunisia’s economy steadies.

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Beltone’s Khalil El Bawab On Challenges And Growth In MENA Financial Services

Beltone is a financial services group with 24 diversified funds and more than 100,000 clients. Khalil El Bawab, CEO of the Local & Regional Markets Division, shares the firm’s growth plans and challenges with Global Finance.

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CFO Corner: Patrick Villanova, BlackLine

BlackLine Systems is an enterprise software company that develops cloud-based solutions for the finance function. Patrick Villanova took over as CFO in March after nearly 10 years at the Nasdaq-listed company. He was previously lead audit senior manager at PwC.

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Dimitar Radev: Preparing For Euro Membership

Global Finance: Bulgaria is set to join the euro in January, a significant achievement for the country and the Bulgarian...