Emerging & Frontier Markets
Mastercard Buys Into Africa Payments
MasterCard will be acquiring a minority stake in the fintech unit of African telecom giant MTN.
News
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Google And El Salvador Reach A Modern Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement
The seven-year agreement will see El Salvador become the first Latin American government to benefit from Google Distributed Cloud.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chip Design Company Scores High Valuation For IPO
Prior to the IPO, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son considered selling Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion, but reneged.
Technology
Citi Extends Its Small-Business ‘Bridge’
First launched in 2021, Bridge was developed to help small businesses connect online with regional, local and community banks for loans up to $10 million.
Technology
Huawei Challenges Apple In China
Some strategists fear that Apple's honeymoon with China—the world’s largest smartphone market—might be over.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Malaysia: Country Garden’s Project Gets Lifeline
Trouble in China's real estate sector puts a Malaysian project at risk.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Two Colorful Candidates Enter Mexico’s Presidential Race
The two front-runners in Mexico's presidential election are both women.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Singapore: New President Elected In A Landslide
Singapore voters elected former deputy prime minister and finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam 66, as president in a landslide victory.
News
Argentina’s Extreme Presidential Front-Runner Shocks The Country
Astronomical inflation propels an unorthodox candidate to the top of Argentina's presidential polls.
News
Foxconn Founder Makes Tawain’s Presidency A Four-Way Race
While the winner of Taiwan's presidential contest is uncertain, whoever wins will have to manage the island's increasingly difficult relationship with mainland China.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Six New Members Join BRICS
A big dream for the BRICS bloc is creating a common currency to counter the US dollar.
Technology
China Challenges The US In Semiconductor Race
Since the Biden administration rolled out a package of sanctions, Beijing’s access to the semiconductor market has been substantially crimped.