May 2020

China is leading as the world attempts to get back to business. It won’t be simple—even if the Covid-19 virus does not come roaring back.

How private banking endured the last global crisis shows how it might come through this one.

Banks are stepping up to provide loans and capital to beleaguered businesses. The challenge is making sure SMEs get more than just a trickle.

Banks and payment processors are learning how to use the secure messaging system to facilitate and manage all cross-border payments transactions.

Islamic financial institutions maintained good growth and higher profit in 2019, fortifying them for the difficult year ahead.

Global Finance spoke with Tom Masi and Nuno Fernandes, co-portfolio managers for Emerging Wealth Equity strategy at GW&K Investment Management, about wealth trends in China, India and other emerging markets.

Contamination fears from banknotes and electronic keypads are fueling a surge in electronic payments, and governments are keen to encourage the trend. 

The postponing of major global events such as Dubai’s Expo 2020 and this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games will hit host economies hard.

The ECB announced that it will accept bonds below investment grade as collateral for its bank financing facility.

Most 2020 annual general meetings will be conducted virtually, possibly sparking a permanent change in shareholder participation.

Whether a business comes out of the pandemic stronger or not depends on savvy planning—plus a good bit of luck.

Some nations responded more effectively to the pandemic than others.

eBay's identity crisis continues under new leadership.

Europe's most illiberal democracy may no longer be a democracy.

Lockdowns have pushed social activities onto online meeting platforms.

Based on a desire to avoid fragmentation in settlement procedures, the central bank will review and adjust the conditions under which it provides financial intermediaries with central bank money.

In an announcement on April 13, SoftBank cited a “deteriorating market environment” as the explanation for the abysmal results at its $100 billion Vision Fund. 

Epidemiologists say this type of contact tracing promises to contain flare-ups of the virus, but to be part of an effective lockdown-exit strategy, contact tracing will need to be used in conjunction with rapid virus testing and mass adoption. 

A squeeze on jobs and wages in the US and other developed countries will translate into fewer remittances, affecting less-developed regions such as Central and Latin America.

Governments are protecting their national interests through introducing or strengthening their FDI screening regimes.

Will other central banks follow the Fed and buy riskier assets as they expand their balance sheets?

The scandal reignited long-standing concerns over accounting standards at US-listed Chinese companies.

With most countries entering recession, booming oil prices are not on the immediate horizon.

In addition to tapping the bond market and holding proceeds in cash, companies took other actions, including suspending dividends and ending share-repurchase programs, to conserve cash to get through the crisis.

The Covid-19 pandemic threatens its recent robust economic growth—and exposes some underlying weaknesses.