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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Technology Start-Ups | Chinese Unicorns Are Not A Fantasy, But Reality

Many small, fast-growing start-ups aspire to become a unicorn—a private company, usually in the technology space, with a valuation of more than $1 billion. Unicorns are mostly associated with tech hubs like Silicon Valley. But they’re slowly part of a ...

Features

Xiaomi Lines Up Year’s Largest Expected Tech Float

Financial centers set to duel over Chinese tech giant but, if the company gets its way, both sides could win

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cryptocurrencies Face Bans, More Regulations

Countries like Algeria, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Bangladesh have all issued bans—or at least begun the process—on bitcoin and other alternative currencies, in order to stamp out tax evasion and irresponsible trading.

Features

Softbank Mulls IPO To Boost Cash Reserves

The IPO could see the company raise¥2 trillion ($18 billion) as it floats a 30% stake in Softbank Corp, Japan’s number three wireless provider.

News

South Korea Engages With North Korea

South Korea’s new overtures to Kim Jong IIare part of a broader regional diplomatic initiative. Moon visited China, a North Korean ally and key trading partner, in December 2017, and called for better South Korea-China relations.

Data

Countries With Most FDI In 2018

Overall global FDIdeclined last yearwith developed economies seeinga decrease in flows even asdeveloping economies saw an increase.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Lego Expects More Profit After IP Win In China

An intellectual property (IP) rights’ victory in China for the Danish toymakerwill also give comfort to other Western consumer-goods companies struggling with similar issues.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Australia Moves To Clearance With Blockchain

The decision follows two years of testing and is among’s the first attemptsto use blockchain to clear a major asset class.

Award Ceremonies and Events

Stars Of China 2017 | A Stellar Event

Global Finance brought together leading finance executives to honor the winners of its Stars of China awards in Beijing.

News

Samsung Heavy Sunk By Shipbuilding Woes

South Korean shipbuilders have been under severe financial strain since 2008 and are suffering from tougher competition from Chinese rivals.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

EU, Japan Trade Deal Defies Protectionist Wave

The deal sends a strong signal that two of the world’s major exporters still believe in the merits of open markets.

News

Ford Inks Alibaba Deal To Push Mobile Strategy

Ford has been lagging behind competitors in emerging technologies for automobiles, including the race for driverless cars, but its appointment of Jim Hackett as CEO last May marked a change in strategy.