The Covid-19 pandemic created some waves in the foreign exchange markets over the last couple of years, but the re-emergence of global inflation and inflation-fighting central banks has truly rocked the currency world this year.
During the pandemic some of the largest companies in the world grew while others shrank. Global Finance compares two of the best-known rankings of company size with its own list of the world's Top 10 by market capitalization to provide a comprehensive picture of global corporate goliaths.
Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano interviews Ásgeir Jónsson, Central Bank Governor of Iceland during Global Finance's World's Best Bank Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on October 15th.
Global Finance brought together leading finance executives to honor the winners of its Stars of China awards in Beijing.
Xia Zhu, senior marketing manager at AsiaPay, collecting the award for Innovation in PaymentsMin Wang, senior manager of cross-border RMB in the global trade services department, corporate banking at Bank of China, accepting the award for Best International BankLiu Chao, syndication global head, corporate banking department, head office for Bank of China, accepting the honor for Best M&A BankKimmi Kong, branding director of Neo Online, which won for Best Innovation in FintechWenjie Wang, fi nancial markets, department of precious metals & commodities at PingAn Bank, Best Bank for Precious MetalsXia Zhu (l), senior marketing manager from AsiaPay, with Xudong Zeng, manager for sustainability and community engagement at Standard Chartered BankTao Wang, vice president of the financial department at Harbin Bank, honored as the Best City Commercial BankMing Lei, vice-general manager of transaction banking at Guangfa Bank, picking up the prize for Best Transaction ServicesAliven Ling Ming Liu, head of commodity sales in greater China and North Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, Best Bank For CommoditiesHaihai Yuan, head of corporate finance China and head of structured export fi nance for greater China at Standard Chartered, cited for Best OBOR Initiative—Foreign, and as Best Bank for RMB ServicesXin Xing, senior manager of corporate business division of the ICBC E-banking department, who collected the award for Best Consumer Digital BankXia Zhu (l), senior marketing manager from AsiaPay, with Xudong Zeng, manager for sustainability and community engagement at Standard Chartered BankCecile Zhang, international communication director, Neo CapitalXudong Zeng, manager of sustainability and community engagement at Standard Chartered, Best Bank for Corporate Social ResponsibilityShengbo Chen, product director for payment platform at Tencent (Tenpay), collecting the award for Best eCommerce ProviderMei Huang, deputy head of ICBC’s corporate banking department, accepting for Best Corporate BankXiasheng Jin, general manager of China Zheshang Bank, which was named Most Innovative BankKelly Yuan Liu, vice president, DBSSprina Chun Fang Zhao, senior vice president, DBSCanhuang Cai, deputy general manager, SVP in private banking at China Merchants Bank, picking up the prize for Best Intergenerational Wealth Management Bank