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.
London’s Connaught Hotel was the setting in April for Global Finance’s third annual Best Russian Banks and Companies awards ceremony. The Bank of New York sponsored this year’s event. Soaring hydrocarbon prices and 7% GDP growth have made for very good times for the banks and companies honored this year. Russia plays by its own rules, and while this may have burned some investors, it certainly has not killed the good times for many others. This year’s winners have clearly demonstrated that they know how to play the game and prosper.