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Building Back Green: Asian Development Bank Plans Post-Pandemic Strategy

The Asian Development Bank is holding its annual meeting remotely this month—for just the second time in its history. Covid-19 recovery and sustainability will be key topics.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Covid Births Indian Unicorns

Pandemics and lockdowns stimulate India's start-ups.

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ESG Reporting Fails The Transparency Test

ESG metrics are growing in popularity but are still far away from being standardized.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Greensill Fail Draws Scrutiny To Supply Chain Finance

So far, Greensill’s collapse has not had any negative impact on the appetite for confirmed receivables finance deals.

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Kuwait Banking and Finance Roundtable: H. E. Governor Mohammad Al-Hashel | Central Bank of Kuwait

H. E. Governor Mohammad Al-Hashel, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait speaking during Global Finance’s Kuwait Banking and Finance Roundtable on March 23rd. The event brought the leading financial institutions in Kuwait together to discuss the economic outlook for the nation, the financial services sector and the support provided during the pandemic.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Listening To The Little Guys

The explosion of small investors moving unpopular stocks like Gamestop has bigger companies looking for ways to connect with them via social media.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Philippines: Passing The Peso

The Philippine central bank is helping commercial banks get rid of bad loans to help jumpstart an economic recovery.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Bank Shakeup Prompts Lira Drop

If Kavcolu’s appointment results in interest rate cuts, financial markets will naturally react by using the FX rate as an automatic stabilizer.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Bankers Seek To Allay Inflation Fears

The US Consumer Price Index gained 1.7% in the past 12 monthsand economists are expecting inflation to easily surpass the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Digitization Drives Mergers

The tech and medical sectors are leading the way on M&A.

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Finance For A Future: Q&A With DC Green Bank’s Jay Lurie

Jay Lurie, currently chief investment officer of DC Green Bank, has more than a decade in financing and infrastructure development worldwide in positions at Macquarie, Credit Suisse, and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). He talks with Global Finance about climate change and the finance sector.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Flourishing Financially: Corporate Finance In Switzerland

Crisis? What crisis? Swiss corporate finance has prospered through the pandemic.