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Earth’s Population Hits 8 Billion
While it took just 11 years for the latest billion people to be added to the Earth’s population, population growth is slowing down.
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EBRD: Zombie Takes Europe
The region’s economies are also threatened by large numbers of “zombie firms" as growth slows.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Estee Lauder Buys Tom Ford
While the acquisition was driven by the prestige of Tom Ford’s beauty segment, which includes signature scents, skin care and cosmetics, the deal also brings eyewear and apparel to Estee Lauder.
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FTX Appoints Turnaround CEO
The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has shaken the entire sector.
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Latin America: Inflation Turns A Corner
Slowing inflation would pave the way for better-than-expected economic growth in the region.
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Tesla Topless As Musk Tweets
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has plunged Twitter and Tesla into turmoil and there's no end in sight.
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License To Pollute
The newest carbon-credit initiative out of COP27 doesn’t seem to answer the old critiques.
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Brazil: Markets Perk Up Despite Lula’s Leftism
Normally markets don’t cheer for leftist leaders, but there are several factors fueling optimism over the outcome of Brazil's election.
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Bolsonaro Goes, Not Quietly
The Brazilian election yielded a narrow win for the left, but the outgoing president still has many supporters.
Executive Interviews
CFOs In The Age Of Volatility: Q&A With McKinsey’s Ishaan Seth
Ishaan Seth, the global co-leader of McKinsey’s Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, discusses CFOs’ evolution and what they can do to be successful leaders during precarious times.
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Africa: Issuances Come To A Halt
Only three African countries—Angola, Nigeria and South Africa—issued Eurobonds since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war because of tightening financial conditions.
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Argentina: The Soy Dollar Experience
A shrewd policy move helped turn Argentina's soybean surplus into hard currency reserves for the government.