Banking
Italy Is Awash With M&As
With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.
Features
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Banking
Spain: Post-Pandemic Champion
Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe, thanks to tourism, immigration, and a budding pharma sector. But tariff threats and structural challenges loom.
Insurance
Global Insurance: New Capital Frontiers
Insurers are reassessing traditional approaches to risk transfer—and the markets are responding.
Features
Malaysia: Leveraging A Strategic Location
Malaysia - an expanding and diversifying economy is attracting foreign investors to the peninsular nation. Proximity to pricey Singapore helps.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Rouven Bergmann, Dassault Systèmes
Rouven Bergmann has been CFO of Dassault Systèmes since January 2022. A software company, Dassault Systemes is also active in CAC 40 Index of blue-chip French stocks. It is a unit of the Dassault Group, which has holdings in aeronautics, high tech, digital, and communications.
Technology
The AI Facility Frenzy
AI’s huge appetite for computing power is fueling a global data-center ramp-up. Investors and builders are counting on the boom to continue.
Technology
Addressing Uncertainty, Driving Change: The Innovators
Topping the priority list for our Innovators class of 2025 are addressing uncertainty, improving customer experience, and leveraging technology for broader applications.
Transaction Banking
Tariff Shock Fuels A Great Realignment Of Global Trade
Trump’s new wave of protectionism is shaking faith in the US dollar and prompting nations to rewire trade and financial relationships.
Features
Reimagining AI’s Role In Finance
From compliance to stablecoins to microbusinesses, fintech labs germinate next-gen uses for AI.
Executive Interviews
McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are
Global Finance: To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? Koller: It applies to most...
Technology
Paul Brody, EY: How Blockchain Is Transforming Global Commerce
Paul Brody is global blockchain leader at professional services firm EY and co-author of a 2023 book, Ethereum for Business: A Plain-English Guide to the Use Cases that Generate Returns from Asset Management to Payments to Supply Chains. He speaks with Global Finance about blockchain technology’s impact on everything from routine payments to cross-border remittances to the future of banking and the CFO and treasurer roles.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Morocco: Boom In Data Centers
The North African kingdom has adapted quickly to the digital age. In 2020, the Agency for Digital Development published a...