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Is Islamic Finance New Or Old?

The fourth installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance. For hundreds of years, there was no...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The West African country looks to sustain growth based on rising productivity. Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top producer of cocoa...

Sustainable Finance

Fossil fuel phaseout is now a global goal. But in other respects, the climate change conference saw few breakthroughs. When...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Few sectors saw steady M&A and IPO action last year. Some hopefuls are looking to change that in 2024. Takashi...

Technology

The introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 by OpenAI let the generative AI genie out of the bottle. But how...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Private credit is the flavor of the month among the world’s financial elite. Corporate borrowers should think carefully before tasting....

Technology

Sonny Singh, executive vice president and general manager at Oracle Financial Services, speaks with Global Finance about AI and the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

At the recent annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, Global Finance organized a roundtable...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

When Serbia hits the news headlines, it is usually for the wrong reasons. Look a little closer however, and another—quite...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Qatar is rich and getting richer. The tiny Persian Gulf state boasts a per capita GDP that is one of...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Mauritian economy is gaining strength by enticing the rich with benefits and adding value to its exports. The configuration...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Detractors be damned: For the next generation of proxy advisors, being socially conscious is trendy. “We’re sitting on a wealth...