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Executive Interviews

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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Commodities: Gold’s Wild Ride

Gold staged a dramatic recovery on October 22, climbing to $4,159 per ounce after two days of heavy selloffs that included significant outflows from gold-backed exchange-traded funds.

Features

Global Salon: Charting The Future of Drones – Battlefield To Business

Aerospace and defense technologies company AIRO Group Holding’s IPO debuted in June on the strength of its record as a drone developer and manufacturer. CEO Joe Burns and Executive Chairman Chirinjeev Kathuria discuss how drones are transforming industries from defense to commercial applications: all under the watchful eyes of Wall Street.

Banking

Banks At The Crossroads

Strengthened by recent profits, global banks enter a new phase defined by falling rates, political volatility, and the disruptive promise of AI.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Armenia: Beyond The Peace Dividend

Thawing relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey are creating opportunities for Armenia to expand its economy and emerge as a regional investment hub.

Sustainable Finance

COP 30 Brazil: More Than Just Words?

Conference participants offer up implementation goals.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Mauritius: Balancing Growth And Discontent

The country’s prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, must calm unrest and debt while steering the island toward diversification and renewal.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

North Africa: On The Rise

North Africa is emerging as a growth engine, led by Egypt and Morocco. But structural challenges persist.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Africa: Coping With The Trump Shock

US tariffs are hitting African exports hard. Now, governments and businesses must devise a Plan B to expand trade and grow their economies.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Latin America: Remittances And Risks

The future of the $160 billion industry hangs in the balance as stricter US immigration policies take hold.

Banking

Latin America: Beyond Branches

Major Latin American banks are racing toward 100% digital models. Despite the rise of fintechs, traditional banks are determined not to be left behind.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Latin America: Reversing Course

Deindustrialization and recommodification have been setting Latin American economies back for decades. Can a push for greater productivity put them on track again?