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Banking

Nigeria: Lenders Race To Meet New Capital Targets

Lenders have begun raising additional capital to meet new targets set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which has given...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from the theoretical periphery to the practical corporate world. Seventy-three percent of US companies have...

Technology

Mistral AI, a startup named after the fabled French Riviera wind, might be Europe’s best hope to compete with OpenAI....

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Hong Kong has approved the launch of exchange traded funds (ETFs) that directly invest in bitcoin and ether, the world’s...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Thailand, which launched a major pilot retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) last year, is following up with a pioneering...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The biggest national election in global history kicked off on April 19, but the final results will not be announced...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A major change is coming to the US, Canadian and Mexican securities markets at the end of May that will...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Veteran technocrat Lawrence Wong will become Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15, as Lee Hsien Loong steps down after...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The surprise appointment of defense executive Christian Luiga as Spotify AB’s new CFO may have caused eyebrows to elevate outside...

Banking

Goldman Sachs executives are leaving the firm, but at least one high-ranking talent has been enticed to stay. Carey Halio,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

What a difference three weeks can make. That was the time it took for Bassirou Diomaye Faye to go from...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A literal land grab for metal-and-mining assets has led to a spike in M&A activity, especially in emerging markets. Mining...