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Economics, Policy & Regulation

El Salvador: “Volcano Bonds” Ready Eruption

El Salvador will issue Bitcoin bonds, or “volcano bonds,” in the first quarter of 2024 after receiving regulatory approval from...

Banking

Citigroup is splitting its Mexico retail unit from its corporate and investment business by the second half of 2024. According...

Banking

HSBC has been selling unprofitable units across the Asia-Pacific and bulking up its financial businesses through acquisitions, to expand its...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New year, new deal—at least for production workers at Italian luxury sports car maker Lamborghini, who just secured a four-day...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

For years, the US had perfected a penchant for being aloof when it came to Africa. Not anymore. The world’s...

Technology

For Musk, X Means Everything Shortly before Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, the Tesla CEO hinted at his...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Somalia, ravaged by civil war, terrorism and economic hardship, is poised to receive substantial international debt relief, marking a crucial...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

It has been a season of exuberance in Mozambique. Commencement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in November 2022 ignited...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Operators of third-party app stores may see their profits dwindle thanks to Epic Games’ recent antitrust win against Google. A...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

“It was long and intense, but the effort was worth it.” Those were the words of Brando Benifei, an Italian...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Of the economy ministers assuming their roles as the new year gets under way, hardly any will face a more...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Women are slowly but surely advancing into the top positions in male-dominated industries. At the end of January, for the...