October 2021

Skies are brightening for advanced economies, but emerging markets face extra challenges post-Covid.

Luisa Gómez Bravo, global head of BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking, speaks to Global Finance about the bank’s uniqueness and how it handled Covid-19’s changes.

Global Finance presents its 28th annual listing of the best banks worldwide and names the best global, regional, and national winners from more than 160 countries and regions.

Global Finance talks to Patrick Destang, CEO of multinational roofing materials firm Ondura, about making acquisitions during Covid-19.

The need for speed and social distancing under Covid-19 accelerated bank digitalization and new product development. 

Latin America’s economies are benefitting from a lively and innovative fintech sector.

Could Bahamians be pioneers of a new world economy?

The demographics of Caribbean investor-citizens changed as their numbers grew during the pandemic.

Public and private sectors vie for reform in an energy sector tug-of-war.

How far can the new commodity cycle take Brazil?

African citizens voice concern about government use of large resources in failed infrastructure projects. 

Checking in on the AfCFTA, launched in January to forge a united African market.

China, Russia and India vie for dominance in Africa in the new Great Game. 

South Africa faces the conundrum of widening income disparities even in times of rising growth.

Africa’s third-biggest country gets ready for digital financial inclusion. 

Several African countries are queuing up for debt abatement after the Paris Club agreed to debt relief for Sudan. 

The Taliban's return to power may usher in both an economic and a humanitarian crisis.

China takes a step to limit global carbon emissions.

Evergrande borrowed not only from about 300 domestic and international banks, many of which remain undisclosed, but reportedly also from its employees, small firms and ordinary retail investors.

Managing director of the IMF was found culpable in the World Bank Doing Business report scandal in which data was falsified.

Labor and material prices seem to be rising for the long-term.

Reta Jo Lewis’ nomination to the controversial agency comes two years after Congress reauthorized the export credit agency after leaving it moribund from 2015 to 2019 and unable to grant financial commitments for more than $10 million.

Lebanon's richest man takes Lebanon's toughest job.

Islamists lose power to liberals but the king continues to dominate political decision-making.

Millionaire Labor Party leader becomes Norway's prime minister.

Japan moves to digitize government services.

The Bank for International Settlements says existing regulatory frameworks need a tune-up to deal with fintechs.

Brazil is striving to become Latin America's fintech hub.

China moves to curb the tech sector's explosive growth.

Oil-rich nations continue to diversify their income streams away from fossil fuel-based enterprises.

Britain's fourth-largest supermarket chain will now be owned by Americans.

MUFG is just the latest foreign bank to exit the US retail market in the past year following Leumi and BBVA.

Activist investor campaigns in Japan caused a stir earlier this year when Effissimo Capital Management and Farallon Capital Management, raised concerns about the management of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba.

The launch this September follows Goldman Sachs’ UK launch of its digital offering in 2018.

Bootstrapping can be risky but also lucrative.

A Latin America fintech pioneer since the early 2000s, Mercado Pagohas enjoyed robust growth tied to the recent surge in digital banking. 

Bahrain welcomes foreign direct investment as a solution to its needs.