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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.
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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.
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Private Banking: A Crisis Foretold
How private banking endured the last global crisis shows how it might come through this one.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Survival Preppers
Whether a business comes out of the pandemic stronger or not depends on savvy planning—plus a good bit of luck.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Turning The Liquidity Tap Back On
Banks are stepping up to provide loans and capital to beleaguered businesses. The challenge is making sure SMEs get more than just a trickle.