December 2021

The strains of the Covid-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses that must be addressed—but changing these complex interacting systems is not easy.

Six steps corporate and business leaders need to take to successfully manage the supply chain challenge.

Fergus King is vice president of global supply chain for consumer products at TomTom, a  mapping and geolocation-technology specialist. He offers an insider’s view of the semiconductor shortage, explaining why small brands get short shrift and reshoring doesn’t work.

The pandemic caused bank clients worldwide to shift to online usage—a boon to banks that were prepared.

Naveed Anwar, global head of Digital Treasury & Trade Solutions at Citi, shares his thoughts on the digital requirements of corporates.

Global Finance presents its inaugural annual listing of the best global, regional and national banks that serve SMEs, for more than 60 countries and regions.

Singapore’s UOB stands out as a leader in serving small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) over the past year. Eric Tham, head of Group Commercial Banking; and Lawrence Loh, head of Group Business Banking, explain why.

Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of the executive board at Sberbank, shares the Russian bank’s strategy on using data to deliver personalized services.

Global Finance was live in Dubai to host the 2021 Middle East Digital Banks and Innovators Awards Dinner.  

Adel Al-Majed, Group CEO of Boubyan Bank, honored for his Outstanding Contribution to Islamic Finance, speaks to Global Finance about Islamic finance and new digital developments.

Gad Levanon, Conference Board labor-markets economist, talks about changes for employers and the outlook for jobs, wages and productivity as economies recover from the pandemic.

ESG reporting and e-payments see dramatic growth in Latin America’s largest country.

Long a beacon of prosperity in Africa, the tiny island nation needs fresh government initiatives to boost growth.

Thanks to a successful vaccination campaign and higher energy prices, the country’s future looks bright. 

The industry is a prime part of Qatar’s economic-diversification strategy.

The opening of the Beijing Stock Exchange is a positive signal of the government’s intention to open its financial market to global investors.

Those looking for good news focused on narrow progress and incremental advancement of targeted policies. 

President Joseph Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met in person and discussed trade, immigration, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Turkish President Recep Erdogan believes high interest rates cause high inflation and sacked three central bank governors who stalled on rate cuts.

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

The PRI, founded in 2006, supports a network of more than 4,300 signatories that represent more than $121 trillion of assets under management.

Yet, achieving quick results in battling graft and bringing prosperity to the European bloc’s poorest nation is unlikely.

Falguni Nayar becomes India's first female self-made billionaire after her e-commerce company's IPO.

At the tender age of 26, Alex Rodrigues became the youngest current CEO of a US-based publicly traded company after the trucking software company he founded, Embark Trucks, went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

As Saudi Arabia opens up to foreign banks, Western lenders are rushing to obtain licenses.

Miami has gotten exchanges including blockchain.com and eToro to relocate to the city as part of Suarez’s drive to create a crypto ecosystem and establish the city as a mining hub. 

More than two dozen shareholder class actions were filed with New York and Delaware courts in the past two years.

While governments around the world struggle to agree on and meet climate change targets, private sector actors are stepping up to the challenge.

SPACs have become all the rage in North America, but have yet to make a big splash in Asia. 

The Bahamas and Cambodia are among the other countries that have already introduced CBDCs, while Nigeria is the first in Africa.

Berlin will be the home to Sber's first R&D facility outside of Russia.

Splitting companies up into smaller, more manageable businesses is now in vogue.

As Japan Inc. increases its divestment of legacy businesses, a new appetite for overseas tech firms is emerging.

Nubank’s US debut is the latest in a busy year for Latin American firms. 

The new kid on the block, Rivian, is backed by Amazon and Ford.

Colombia needs foreign investors and has many advantages to offer.

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.

Launching a LatAm business can be especially difficult compared to other countries, but mBolsa CEO Bryan Miller says that is changing.