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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Charles Schwab Preps For New CFO

Discount broker Charles Schwab has hired 33-year Citi veteran Mike Verdeschi as managing director and deputy CFO. Following a transition...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

If polls are any indication, French President Emmanuel Macron is on track to be the biggest loser of the upcoming...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

José Raúl Mulino is the president-elect of Panama, following his victory in the May 5 polls. The balloting saw the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Talk of de-dollarization is back on the table after new data from the US Treasury Department revealed that China offloaded...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Southeast Asian economies survived the pandemic and post-pandemic pitfalls in solid shape. Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam still rank among the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Automaker Stellantis and Chinese electric automaker Leapmotor agreed on a joint venture to sell electric vehicles outside of China, according...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Hong Kong is positioning itself as a hub for insurance-linked securities (ILS), particularly catastrophe bonds, as it aims to aid...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Propelled by robust stock markets and undervalued assets following two years of high interest rates in developed economies, global dealmaking...

Technology

Samsung Electronics had a rough 2023. Operating profit for the full year hovered just above $6.5 trillion won ($4.8 billion)....

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China has seen a significant decrease in IPO activity in recent months and the decline could worsen as regulators increase...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Once regarded as the forgotten nation of South America due to its historically low levels of trade activity and remote...

Banking

For years, Societe Generale saw Morocco as a golden goose. Despite struggles in other African markets resulting in six exits...