February 2019

Innovations like AI and robotic automation are radically changing the workplace. But they are also changing the nature of work itself for the next generation.

Automation both destroys jobs and puts a premium on the jobs that only people can do.

From new technologies come practical financial applications, which are transforming supply chains—and putting pressure on banks.

Digitization is revolutionizing age-old processes at trade finance banks.

James Stickland is CEO of Veridium, a company focused on an authentication platform that uses biometrics. He speaks with Global Finance about fintech, cybersecurity and the wisdom of border walls.

Flexibility, consistent economic policies and strong regulation are some of the ingredients behind Poland’s ongoing expansion—which analysts say is likely to continue.

Will a boost in oil production help Saudi Arabia stick to its plans for economic diversification and fiscal reform?

Saudi Arabia has had mixed results in attracting foreign capital.

Saudi Arabia is determined to replace foreign workers with natives.

ECB saves an Italian bank from bankruptcy.

One of the three global ratings agencies adds ESG to its criteria for rating creditworthiness.

Debt-ridden Pakistan gets a lifeline.

Speculation about who US President Donald Trump will pick to head the World Bank.

The ongoing Danske Bank Estonia scandal has already inspired tighter AML regs in the EU. But the authorities may be only getting started.

Bangladesh's longest-serving PM wins re-election and vows to modernize the country.

Concerns about the US central bank's independence.

Can Madascar's president improve one of Africa's poorest economies?

Air France gets its first female CEO.

What if you could sell your own data instead of social media giants monetizing it for themselves?

WeWork becomes The We Company and still has not made a profit in nine years of operation.

Is the world reaching peak smartphone saturation?

India allows some crpyto technologies but not others.

Smartphone-only bank makes a splash in the US.

Wall Street titans seek to create members-only stock exchange.

Vietnam's economic reforms are leading to an IPO boom.

Pharmaceutical innovation sparks M&A wave.

Cryptocurrencies and associated technologies are welcomed by the Swiss.

Investors made 2018 a record year for startups in the MENA region, highlighting its rapid embrace of fintech. But regulation and infrastructure still have to catch up.

Fintech meets Islamic finance.

Paraguay has worked at increasing its macroeconomic stability, with notable success.