September 2022

War and weather highlight the vulnerability of supplies critical to humanity’s future—especially food staples and the metals for renewable energy.

Technology standards pay off big.

Soon Chong Lim, group head of Global Transaction Services at DBS, discusses how banks help treasuries make the most of new technologies.

Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking’s global head of product and sales, Eduardo Vergara, shares his thoughts on why engineering talent and client feedback are vital to cloud-based corporate banking success.

Hanna Halaburda, associate professor in the Technology, Operations and Statistics department at the NYU Stern School of Business and former senior economist at the Bank of Canada, shares her thoughts regarding the risks and benefits of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Inflation and rising borrowing costs threaten Spain's post-pandemic recovery.

In a sign of China's rising strength, the Asian Development Bank announced it may stop lending to the world's second largest economy.

For China, interest-free debt cancellation does not have significant material impacts on its debt stock in the continent.

In a move unseen since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, Cuba is now inviting foreign investors to enter its domestic trade.

The public acknowledgement of poor performance reflects Norway’s leadership in transparency. 

Elon Musk aims to be the second buyer in history to get out of a merger due to material adverse effects, but it won’t be easy.

Hassan Abdalla's main challenge will be to contain soaring inflation and balance foreign exchange rates.

Revlon has been struggling for years under a massive debt load and interest payments last year were double its operating income.

Porsche boss Oliver Blume will now lead the Volkswagen Group.

Liz Truss is promising tax cuts during an inflationary crisis.

The growing popularity of ESG investing has triggered a backlash in the other direction.

Venture capital is moving away from unicorns and towards mature companies.

Alibaba is one of more than a hundred Chinese companies currently on the provisional list of firms facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over transparency and national security concerns.

Movie-goers have returned after the pandemic but it wasn't enough to save Cineworld from bankruptcy.

Intel will retain majority ownership of new chipmaking factories in Arizona but will split the revenue with Brookfield Asset Management.

Multiple, competing Libor replacements are gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mizuho Americas’ primary businesses are investment and corporate banking, lending, treasury services, and research and capital markets offerings.

The growth of open banking continues to be limited by banks' aversion to risk and security concerns.

Gulf states are diversifying their economies and betting big on tech.

The US bond market is usually quiet during the summer months but not this year.

Despite Covid-19 setbacks, Pakistan is reestablishing GDP growth.