March 2023

Semiconductor competition is ushering in a new era of industrial policy, as nations vie for control of this key technology.

With a growing and ever more digitally native client base, banks offering products and services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients are stepping up their game.

With a possible slowdown looming and the promises of data insight, treasurers are keeping an especially close eye on their cash.

Adapt—or risk being left behind.

Regional banks spur growth in new product offerings.

Banks continue to design better products despite the regional conflict.

Leading banks leverage their global backbones to better serve the region.

Leading banks leverage their global backbones to better serve the region.

Standard interfaces are crucial to unlocking added value.

A beautiful synergy between treasury systems is on the rise.

A treasurer’s role must change with the times.

Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook.

A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing.

Natural gas prices fell 78% last year and Gazprom's revenue is estimated to have fallen in half as a result.

Swapping out old currency notes for new ones has sparked protests and economic instability in Nigeria.

Boeing's 747 remains an ode to corporate daring, persistence and vision, offering reassurance in the chaos of the late 1960s.

The current levels of foreign exchange volatility represent a challenge that today’s younger CFOs have never seen before.

Despite Adani Group’s denial of wrongdoing and debt prepayment in a couple of companies, banks and investors were not reassured.

Kazuo Ueda will have his plate full when he takes over in the spring, with the market keen to see whether—and how soon—he will deviate from his predecessors controversial policies.

Saudi Arabia's central bank raised key policy rates seven times in 2022 and economic growth is projected to slow this year.

World Bank President David Malpass—a Trump administration appointee—will soon be replaced by the Biden administration's pick, former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga.

When the number of employees present in the office fluctuates daily, it becomes challenging for employers to justify maintaining empty cafeterias.

There has been a significant rise in vertical investment, triggered by a substantial decline in target companies’ valuation and the ongoing decline in funding opportunities.

Russia's war in Ukraine claims another casualty: the profits of European energy companies.

 Adnoc is capitalizing on buoyant demand, particularly in Europe. 

Billions of dollars are due to flow back to hedge funds and other investors over the course of 2023 as the SPAC craze dies down.

Toshiba has been in conflict with activist shareholders since a 2015 accounting scandal, followed by a massive write-down on its nuclear business the following year.

PhonePE has the largest market share in the unified payment space and is also the leader in the integrated bill-payment system Bharat Bill Pay System.

The agreement is a notable competitive win for Oracle over AWS, which might have been chosen for the lower cost and higher performance of its cloud infrastructure.

The current wave of consolidation includes a three-way merger deal between Skagerrak Sparebank, Andebu Sparebank and Larvikbanken in southeast Norway.

The UAE might be increasingly pivoting away from the US and EU and toward Russia and China.

Romania’s success so far at reforms has been answered by growing investment interest.

India and the UAE combine forces to invest in Africa.

A slew of activity to meet Europe’s war-driven thirst for new sources of hydrocarbons could put long-term development at risk.

A clearer path for Africa’s banking industry is forming, as regulators focus on strong and supportive controls.

The digitization of payments is transforming African economies, but challenges remain.

Renewed regional integration drives the agenda in Latin America.

Brazil’s old problems require new solutions from the returning president. 

Central America forms new, integrated markets to fuel the region’s bounce-back.