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Central Banks Tackle COVID-19 Fallout

Viral V. Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and a former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, speaks with Global Finance about the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic.

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Deep Roots: Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh Q&A

Regional powerhouse Arab Bank reaches its 90-year milestone this year. Nemeh Sabbagh, CEO, talks to Global Finance about current challenges and opportunities.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Hot Spots 2020

Our map reveals at a glance the hottest emerging markets of the past year, as determined by an algorithm incorporating economic growth, investment inflows andcompetitiveness. With data tables and Top 10 rankings across multiple vectors.

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Mutual Benefit: Raiffeisen Bank International CEO Johann Strobl Q&A

The best banks in the continent’s developing markets reported higher growth and stronger fundamentals in 2019.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Federal Reserve To Buy Bonds Of Fallen Angels

Will other central banks follow the Fed and buy riskier assets as they expand their balance sheets?

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France’s Central Bank Heeds Call For Currency Innovation

Based on a desire to avoid fragmentation in settlement procedures, the central bank will review and adjust the conditions under which it provides financial intermediaries with central bank money.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Luckin Coffee Inflates Sales

The scandal reignited long-standing concerns over accounting standards at US-listed Chinese companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Oil Industry Faces Decimation As Prices Turn Negative

With most countries entering recession, booming oil prices are not on the immediate horizon.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Record Bond Issuance Bolsters Cash Reserves

In addition to tapping the bond market and holding proceeds in cash, companies took other actions, including suspending dividends and ending share-repurchase programs, to conserve cash to get through the crisis.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Softbank Shocks With $13 Billion Loss

In an announcement on April 13, SoftBank cited a “deteriorating market environment” as the explanation for the abysmal results at its $100 billion Vision Fund.

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Swift GPI Is Growing Up

Banks and payment processors are learning how to use the secure messaging system to facilitate and manage all cross-border payments transactions.

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Tech Tie-Up To Tackle Covid-19 Contact Tracing

Epidemiologists say this type of contact tracing promises to contain flare-ups of the virus, but to be part of an effective lockdown-exit strategy, contact tracing will need to be used in conjunction with rapid virus testing and mass adoption.