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Cover Story

Rising Recession Risk

Rising Recession Risk

Central bank rate-hiking may bring on a recession, unemployment and debt defaults. Some say that’s just the price of suppressing inflation.

Features

Africa's FDI Rebound

Africa's FDI Rebound

Tremendous opportunities await foreign direct investors, but geopolitical issues, China’s lending practices and human rights violations may stymie that potential.

Award Winners

World's Best Banks 2022

World's Best Banks 2022

Global Finance presents its 29th annual list of the best banks worldwide, which includes the global, regional and national winners from more than 150 countries and regions.

Global Salon

Finding Solutions: Q&A With SC Lowy CEO Michel Löwy

Finding Solutions: Q&A With SC Lowy CEO Michel Löwy

Michel Löwy, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong–based boutique investment bank SC Lowy, which owns banks in Korea and Italy, shares his thoughts on the looming recession, mid-caps versus SMEs, M&A and alternative financing.

Central Banker Report Cards

Milestones

Corporate Finance

Newsmakers

Shell CEO's Balancing Act

Shell CEO's Balancing Act

 The company and other giant petroleum refiners face an uphill battle after a US Congressional committee released documents revealing that their executives and staffers contradicted their public statements regarding their sustainability goals.

Kenya: New President Ready To Hustle

Kenya: New President Ready To Hustle

The new president has said he intends to prioritize agriculture and food security, stimulate job creation and reawaken the competitiveness of the private sector by reducing government domestic borrowing.

Trends

BBVA Beefs Up Engineering Hires

BBVA Beefs Up Engineering Hires

The hiring will also include software developers and data specialists who will work with BBVA’s Client Solutions, Architecture and Data teams on the design, development and deployment of global and reusable components that support the creation of functionalities for retail and corporate clients.

Merging: An Eco-Makeover

Merging: An Eco-Makeover

Ethereum reduced its energy consumption by 99.95% through a software upgrade that changed its consenus mechanisms.

Corporate Finance & Capital

Marcus Losses Pile Up

Marcus Losses Pile Up

According to the bank’s internal projections, Marcus will lose more than $1.2 billion in 2022.

Frontier Market Report

Regional Report

LatAm's Tourism Comeback

LatAm's Tourism Comeback

Central American and Caribbean getaways provide a much-needed financial boost to the region, but geopolitical issues and a looming recession may stymie recovery efforts.