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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Brazil Central Bank President Campos Neto Sees Trade Friction As Big Risk To Global Economy

Global Finance magazine interviewed Brazil Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto, who has been at the helm since February 2019....

Expert Perspectives

In Conversation with Andreas Burner, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product Management at SmartStream

Joseph Giarraputo, the Founder and Editorial Director of Global Finance, talks to Andreas Burner, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product Management at SmartStream, about the increasing role AI is playing in the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Starbucks’ New CEO Creates Buzz For A Turnaround

Brian Niccol is going from burritos to baristas. The Chipotle CEO is ending his time at the Mexican grill chain...

Beyond the Buzz: New Treasury Solutions with AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) appears poised to revolutionize financial services, Andreas Lutz, CEO of global treasury solutions leader Fides, discusses the potential benefits of AI-powered treasury services, using AI to bridge the API connectivity gap with legacy systems and mitigating risks through responsible AI.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ghana: Domestic Funding For Cocoa

Ghana’s decision to exclude international banks from funding cocoa production may have opened opportunities for its domestic financiers and traders...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Senegal: Natural Resource Audit Makes Foreign Operators Nervous

African governments have a penchant for spooking foreign multinationals operating in natural resource sectors, especially in mining and oil and...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Bangladesh: Nobel Laureate Steps Up To End Political Crisis

When Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth consecutive term as head of Bangladesh’s government this past January, her 15-year grip on...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Bankruptcies Are Rising Globally

Bankruptcy filings are piling up all over the world now that government emergency supports linked to the Covid-19 pandemic have...

Ethiopias’s Rising Demand for Digital Banking

Substantial investment in its digital platform positioned Awash Bank to capture growth opportunities driven by Ethiopia’s rapidly increasing demand for mobile and online banking services. Kefyalew Shiferaw, Awash Bank’s Chief, Digital Banking Officer, discusses the bank’s digital strategy and future expansion into new markets.