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Kuwait Roundtable: Looking to Recovery

Kuwaiti banks provided crucial support through the Covid-19 crisis and will play just as important a role in nursing the nation back to full economic health. Top executives from seven of the nation’s leading financial institutions discuss the past year and look ahead to the future.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Tariffs And Social Media Drive Trade Strategy

These are not your grandfather's trade wars.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Bank Profits Soar

Not since before the 2008-09 financial crisis have banks’ earnings been so robust.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Corporations Rebuke State Legislators

American corporations have become less shy about taking sides in political controversies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cheaper Capital For Social Responsibility

Blackrock is incentivizing the hiring and promotion of minoritiesand women.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Coinbase Direct Listing Steadies Crypto Industry

Coinbase’s valuation has grown exponentially in recent years—more than tenfold since late 2018, when the firm was valued at $8 billion in a private financing round.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Minimum Tax Proposal Faces Stiff Headwinds

Any project for introducing a worldwide global minimum tax is likely to meet opposition from countries, like Ireland, that used low corporate tax rates to attract business.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Grab Blazes Trail For Asian Super-App Listings

The Grab IPO will mark a milestone for the Southeast Asian tech sector, which is forecast by one research group to triple in size by 2025, to $300 billion.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Capex Takes Center Stage

Capital expenditure continues to see an acceleration from 2020 into 2021, thanks to consumer spending.

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Making The Cloud Pay

The ability of cloud-based systems to deliver faster payments—and treasury insights—took on added importance during the pandemic.

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Reducing Hierarchy: Q&A With Generali Assicurazioni’s Paolo Rubano

Paolo Rubano, Finance Transformation director at Italian insurance giant Generali Assicurazioni after a decade at France’s Axa, discusses the need for major multinationals to be more agile, more digital and more customer-centric.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Pandemic Spurs Demand For Trade Finance Capacity In Africa

The continent's trade finance needs are expected to increase as the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement begins.