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Cuba: New President Must Juggle Party And State

Miguel Diaz-Canel, the newly elected President of Cuba has a full economic and political agenda, but only some of it is under his control. Some—including the overall business environment—remains under the control of Raul Castro, the country’s former president and ...

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Egypt Plans Sovereign Wealth Fund—Of A Kind

Egypt's new sovereign wealth fund is not all it's cracked up to be.

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Latin America Sees Profit In US-China Spat

US-China trade tensions benefit Latin America's commodities and exports.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A Expected From New CFO At Health-Conscious Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle's new CFO expected to be pro-active on the M&A front to take advantage of growing consumer demand for health and wellness products.

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More Than Skin Deep: Q&A With Senior VP Of Oracle’s Financial Services Global Business Unit Sonny Singh

Sonny Singh, senior vice president and general manager of the Financial Services Global Business Unit at Oracle since 2013, talks about legacy systems and how financial services are handling transformative technologies.

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New Volkswagen CEO To Lead Electric Transition Efforts

Volkswagen Group has a new driver at the wheel. In April, the Wolfsburg-based company named Herbert Diess, head of the flagship VW brand, as CEO. Diess will leade information technology, group development and research across the organization, while overseeing strategy ...

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Rising New York Fed President Is An Experienced Cipher

New NY Fed head is a surprisingly controversial pick.

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Solar Mega-Project To Save Crude For Export

Saudi Arabia's ambitious solar power plan—powered by money from Japan's Softbank—isn't just a money-making exercise given the country's rising electricity demands.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

U.S. Protectionism: Hype, Hope Or Hell To Pay?

Some see trade-war threats as posturing for negotiating advantage. Still, a lot of companies could get hurt along the way.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Weak WTO Makes Multilateral Work Messier

Trade and tariff wars are more likely to spiral out of control now that the WTO is weaker than during tense periods in the past.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WPP Chairman May Not Last

WPP chairman Martin Sorrell’s successorRoberto Quarta inherits a company in crisis in a troubled industry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Do Corporations Need Cryptos?

The few corporations that have embraced cryptocurrencies tend to be small or troubled. However, spinoff technologies from digital currency such as blockchain are likely to play a major role in corporate finance and international banking.