December 2018

Consumers long since embraced platforms that facilitate short-term rentals of underused assets. Now business is getting in on the game.

Global Finance presented various awards for digital-banking excellence, and honored Middle East innovators, at a special ceremony in Dubai in September.

The winners of Global Finance’s Best Digital Banks awards are leveraging APIs and building an ecosystem of partners to deliver ever-more-tailored services—anywhere, anytime.

Max Evdokimov, head of digital and mobile strategy and chief UX (user experience) officer at Tinkoff Bank, talks about how Tinkoff is making digital banking work in Russia.

Tapodyuti Bose, global head of Channels and Enterprise Services for Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions, talks about how consumers are driving changes in corporate banking, and how Citi collaborates with both fintechs and clients.

Political strife is hammering Nicaragua’s economy. Can the nation’s stakeholders return to common ground?

Kieran Donoghue, head of international financial services, strategy and public policy for Ireland’s Investment Development Agency, talks with Global Finance about how FDI is changing and new global trends shaped by Brexit.

Mauritius is hoping to parlay its record as a wealth haven and FDI magnet into a new, knowledge-based economy and financial hub for Sub-Saharan Africa. 

The world’s biggest LNG producer is finding ways to bypass a Saudi-led blockade—and even to turn the economic challenge in its favor.

After a difficult summer, Turkey’s currency and economy show new signs of strength, restoring consumer and investor confidence.

Bank One CEO Ravneet Chowdhury tells Global Finance how Mauritius wins over investors with a secure stand-out investment climate.

China's rise is contested by other powers.

India's economic policy-making continues to face hurdles.

Corporate reform gets real in South Korea.

US-China trade war isn't the only dimension of conflict between the two nations.

Competition is stiffening as ride-hailing companies extend their model into emerging markets. Even Uber, the giant of the field, faces hard choices.

Theresa May struggles to hold her government together as next year's Brexit deadline looms.

Telecom Italia Group is struggling and badly divided.

Woman CEO takes over California-based bank as new gender diversity law comes into effect.

Fallout from Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's shocking arrest puts the future of three automakers at risk.

Indebted African nations are turning to an unexpected source for funds.

Brookfield is on an M&A spree.

Estonia's tax code maximizes revenue, minimizes distortions, and its marginal rates are low.

Leveraged loans are hitting highs not seen since 2008.

Collaborative international fintech meets regtech.

Africa may be underbanked but fintechs are changing that.

Despite being a developing country, India is racing ahead to a cashless world.

Good politics can lead to bad policy.

Interest in MBAs is declining while interest in MScs are rising.

At Sibos in Sydney, all the latest and greatest technologies were on display, and attendees delved into the topics that are shaping our financial futures.

At Sibos 2018, bankers look to new partnerships to emerge from open banking, and Australia prepares for a related change in consumer data ground rules.

Digital and mobile technologies are rapidly transforming the way Asians use financial services. Is competition or collaboration the answer for traditional banks?

With direct investment retreating from the US and the UK, a crop of smaller countries, topped by Singapore, were the biggest winners in the FDI horse race. Global Finance offers a new analysis and ranking.