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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

COFO Era: Why a Risky, Rewarding Dual Role Is Taking Over the C-Suite

There's a new acronym roaming the C-suite. The so-called COFO — a hybrid chief operating and financial officer — is more common than ever, marking a structural shift in how companies are deciding who runs the business.

Commentary

Here’s Why Your Supply Chain Is Leaking Cash

There’s $1.7 trillion of working capital sitting on the balance sheets of the largest U.S. companies: not locked in failed...

Features

Thinking Beyond Hormuz

This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. More than 30 years after the first Gulf...

Features

How Qatar’s World Cup Transformed the Country

This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Three and a half years ago, the FIFA World...

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As China Retreats, Gulf Capital Targets Africa’s Infrastructure

Gulf investors are rapidly reshaping Africa’s investment landscape, committing billions of dollars to ports, transport corridors, logistics, renewable energy, and...

Commentary

What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US

There’s no question that the competitive threat to U.S. finance from abroad is real. What remains murky is whether U.S. banks truly appreciate how many directions it’s coming from.

Executive Interviews

DP World’s Sinan Ozcan on Rewriting the Rules of Trade Finance

Sinan Ozcan is senior executive officer and board director at DP World Trade Finance, the fintech and working capital unit of Dubai-based logistics and supply chain manager DP World. He discusses how DP World is navigating regional trade disruptions in the MENA region and the future of embedded trade finance.

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COFO Era: Why a Risky, Rewarding Dual Role Is Taking Over the C-Suite

Here’s Why Your Supply Chain Is Leaking Cash

Thinking Beyond Hormuz

How Qatar’s World Cup Transformed the Country

As China Retreats, Gulf Capital Targets Africa’s Infrastructure

What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US

DP World’s Sinan Ozcan on Rewriting the Rules of Trade Finance

As Libya Oil Output Hits 12-Year High, Revenues Trickle In

Private Credit: A Hot Market Hits a Crossroads

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

Lithuania: Punching Above Its Weight

AI’s Elusive Returns