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Cover Story

Award Winners

The Innovators 2022: Category Honorees

The Innovators 2022: Category Honorees

New capabilities are bringing speed to banking while simultaneously expanding access. Global Finance recognizes outstanding innovations in local and regional markets around the world.

Global Salon

Milestones

US Dollar Index Hits 20-Year High

US Dollar Index Hits 20-Year High

Analysts point to three main factors behind the fast rise of the US-backed currency: broad interest-rate differentials, soaring US Treasuries and a broad risk-off sentiment in US stock markets, prompting Americans to hold more cash.

Corporate Finance

Adapting To Local Conditions

Adapting To Local Conditions

China appears desirable to foreign financial institutions, enticing them to buy out their joint venture partners, but regulations have slowed market opening.

Newsmakers

Trends

Nomura Eyes Institutional Crypto

Nomura Eyes Institutional Crypto

Nomura has had a history in the digital asset market, namely through its stake in Konimanu, a digital asset custody joint venture it created with digital asset security firm Ledger and digital asset investment house CoinShares in 2018.

Stablecoins Terra, Luna Brought Back To Earth

Stablecoins Terra, Luna Brought Back To Earth

UST’s collapse will accelerate regulatory actions toward stablecoins demanded by Jeremy Allaire, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Circle, which pioneered USD Coin, and others in the cryptocurrency community.

Corporate Finance & Capital

Softbank Takes A Step Back

Softbank Takes A Step Back

Last year SoftBank earned the highest profits ever for a Japanese firm and during the first quarter of 2022 had its worst quarter ever, losing $15 billion.

New B2B Platform For Africa

New B2B Platform For Africa

Developed by the African Export-Import Bank that serves as a broker for most of the payment systems and logistics, trading on the new business-to-business e-commerce platform Africa Trade Exchange started on May 11.

Tasting The Metaverse: Q&A With Second Life Founder Philip Rosedale

Tasting The Metaverse: Q&A With Second Life Founder Philip Rosedale

Philip Rosedale was a digital pioneer in creating Second Life, one of the first virtual worlds and still a leading social platform for adults. Linden Lab, Second Life’s parent company, now has two decades of experience in managing an online world, including developing a virtual currency traded globally. He talks to Global Finance about what they’ve learned and larger hopes for the metaverse.

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