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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Royal Dutch Shell’s New CFO Must Organize A Russian Goodbye

Like BP, Norway’s Equinor and France’s TotalEnergies, Shell’s leadership decided that the war with Ukraine made it impossible to maintain its business in Russia.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Geely Gears For Lotus Listing

The move follows similar stock market listings of Geely-owned foreign marques, including Volvo Cars, which floated in Stockholm last year.

Features

Private Banking: Demanding Times For ESG

The wealthy are ready for a more sustainable future, but struggling with just how to get there.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A Path Out Of ESG Limbo

Transition bonds are providing a way for companies in hard-to-abate industries to deliver net-zero emissions.

Sustainable Finance

Carbon Trading 2.0

The effect of the Glasgow COP26 meeting continues to grow and is now propelling the carbon-trading market.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Doing Well By Doing Good: Q&A With HP Treasurer Zac Nesper

Zac Nesper, treasurer at HP, speaks with Global Finance about the company’s $1 billion sustainable bond offering in June and the framework HP developed for future issuances.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Pressure Rises With The Dollar

The rising value of the US dollar is affecting companies and economies globally—for better and worse.

Features

Citi’s Social Evolution: Q&A With Citi Global Head of Social Finance Jorge Rubio Nava

In late October, Citi issued its first social bond, priced close to par, with a four-year tenor and 1.281% fixed-rate coupon. Proceeds will be used to finance healthcare, affordable housing, education and other goods and services that meet the bank’s social principles. Jorge Rubio Nava, global head of social finance at Citi, talks about the new bond as well as the evolution of Citi’s culture and policy with respect to ESG.