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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Autonomous Treasury Fixes Slow Cash Checks

The advent of autonomous treasury has ignited a competitive push, complete with aggressive industry targets. Not all companies will want to proceed at the same speed.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hungary: Crossroads Ahead

Hungary heads into a pivotal election this month with an improving economy but nagging questions about economic policy, governance, and FDI performance.

Private Credit

Private Credit’s Next Bet: Intellectual Property

Asset-light companies reshape private credit as lenders embrace intellectual property collateral, despite valuation challenges, legal risks, and AI-driven obsolescence concerns

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Iker Etxezarreta Fraile, Faes Farma

Faes Farma operates in 16 countries, with a China joint venture and 40+ licensing deals; Iker Etxezarreta Fraile became CFO last July.

Awards

World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away

A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Arabia: IPO Magnet

Saudi Arabia’s IPO market is entering a more mature phase as listings surge and foreign investor engagement grows. But can it weather the crisis in the Gulf?

Features

Q&A: How Lebanon’s Aviation Chief Keeps Beirut Airport Open Amid Iran War Chaos

With most carriers suspending operations, Aziz, a former Middle East Airlines' advisor, discusses how the Beirut airport keeps operating despite Israel's strikes on Lebanon.

Transaction Banking

Corridor Of Power: China’s Inland Hub Connects to ASEAN

Thanks to the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, trade and economic cooperation between inland China and Southeast Asia are growing fast.

Transaction Banking

Going Deeper: Trade Finance In Asia

Trade finance is booming across Asia. But SMEs and micro enterprises still struggle for attention, and complex rules hold back progress.

Technology

The Gulf’s Digital Transformation

The UAE has carefully crafted a position for itself as a hub for digital assets. Can the good times last?

Private Credit

New Frontier In The Gulf

Still modest in size, the regional private credit market is growing fast, boosted by sovereign capital and regional and global direct lenders.

Executive Interviews

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period Of Transition

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.