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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Is Capital One Next? Corporate Deals Are Getting Nixed As M&A Scrutiny Intensifies

A vocal coalition is urging the Federal Reserve to reject a massive credit card merger. The volume of opposition surrounding...

Banking

Nigeria’s Biggest Bank Gets Female CEO

When Access Holding Co. of Nigeria announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede as acting group CEO following the death of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Kazakhstan: 2024’s Largest IPO Score So Far

Kaspi.kz recently became the first Kazakhstan-based company to list in the US. Even more noteworthy: It’s the third-largest initial public...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Panama: Latinex To Launch Regional Blue Bond

Latinex, the Latin American Stock Exchange, has announced plans for the first regional blue bond, to be floated before the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan’s First Sovereign Climate Transition Bonds Debut

Last month, Japan issued the world’s first sovereign climate transition bonds, called Japan Climate Transition Bonds. The new model is...

Technology

Nvidia’s Market Capitalization Surges, But For How Long

The new year has been like a dream thus far for Nvidia, which suddenly finds itself the US’s third-largest company...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Germany Climbs The Industrial Power Ranks

One economy’s loss is another one’s gain? Not quite. When Japan unexpectedly entered a technical recession last month, industrial behemoth...

Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Cutting White-Collar Jobs

Alphabet, Amazon, SAP, Grammarly, DocuSign, Snap, Duolingo—the list of companies announcing layoffs due to generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bank Of Georgia Bids For Ameriabank

The countries of the South Caucasus aren’t renowned for financial integration. Despite their small size and the benefits such integration...

Banking

Capital One’s Discover Acquisition Would Reshape US Credit Card Industry

US commercial bank Capital One surprised the financial industry with its plans to acquire US credit card issuer Discover Financial...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

IFC Partners For Sustainable Supply Chain Finance

To help develop sustainable supply chain finance (SCF) programs for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets, the International...

Technology

Risk Management: Maritime Data Gains New Audience

Data regarding a ship’s location or a container’s status historically has been of interest to a relatively small audience. But...