Economics, Policy & Regulation
Presidential Election Puts Taiwan At A Crossroads
The vice-president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) William Lai will be vying for the post of...
News
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Mickey’s New Bean Counter
Hugh Johnston, a veteran executive with a 34-year career at PepsiCo, has joined The Walt Disney Company as its new...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Altman Heads Up OpenAI Once Again
A contentious back-and-forth over the span of five days ended with Altman’s retaking the CEO seat, and the formation of...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OpenAI’s Turbulent Weekend
A leadership shakeup at the ChatGPT parent company has observers across the globe scratching their heads and eager to see...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Tanzania: Winshear Gold
The regime of the late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli was a disaster for foreign investors in the country’s mining...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ferrero Gobbles Up Jelly Belly
Confectionery giant Ferrero SpA owns an assortment of candy store favorites: Nutella, Nerds, Sweet Tarts, Gobstoppers, and Lemonheads, to name...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Choice Hotels Has Eyes For Wyndham Resorts
Choice Hotels International of Rockville, Maryland continues its pursuit even after its target, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts of Parsippany, New...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Country Garden’s Lapse
When embattled property developer Country Garden missed a coupon payment on a $500 million bond maturing in September 2025, it...
Technology
Australia’s ConnectID Goes Live
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has gone live with ConnectID, a digital identity protection service. The new offering allows people to...
Technology
India’s UPI Hits Record Volume
In August and September, the Indian payments ecosystem, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), exceeded 10 billion monthly transactions, with predictions it...
Banking
Unicredit Teams Up With Greece’s Alpha Bank
At the end of October, Italy’s UniCredit announced a two-part deal with Greek bank Alpha under which it will merge...
Banking
Nubank Eyes Mexican Expansion
Brazilian neobank Nubank is applying for a Mexican banking license to offer more products and services. Mexico’s National Banking and...