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Features

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Global Salon

Corporate Treasury Supplement 2020

A Far Reach

A Far Reach

Despite the best efforts of innovators and regulators, ubiquitous open banking might still be a ways off. Can the Covid crisis help to jump-start it?  

Country Report

Ghana: Bracing For Contraction

Ghana: Bracing For Contraction

With an election looming, Ghana’s economy grapples with a pandemic, falling oil revenues, a nagging fiscal deficit and the imperative to diversify.

Milestones

Big Banks Test Their Footprint

Big Banks Test Their Footprint

Overnight, the three big banks’ decision makes PCAF, founded in 2015 by the Netherlands consultancy Guidehouse, a focal point in the struggle over how to address climate change. 

FDI Faces Covid Crackdown

FDI Faces Covid Crackdown

Multiple governments in recent years have amended existing legislation or adopted new regulatory processes to better screen or block FDI, if necessary.

Historic Israel-UAE Deal Promises To Boost Commerce

Historic Israel-UAE Deal Promises To Boost Commerce

Israel’s Economy Ministry calculates that the normalization of ties could increase exports to the UAE to US$300 million to $500 million annually while according to Moody’s Investors Services, UAE investments in Israel could reach US$350 million a year.

Corporate Finance

Newsmakers

The Abe Era Ends

The Abe Era Ends

The abrupt announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was resigning for health issues after nearly eight years in power startled the world.

Trends

New Visas For The New Nomads

New Visas For The New Nomads

In recent weeks, Barbados, Bermuda, Estonia and Georgia have announced new extended-stay visas for individuals who earn their income abroad.

Simon Property Group Banks On Retail

Simon Property Group Banks On Retail

A number of major retailers in the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during the pandemic, including Sears and J.C. Penney. 

Corporate Finance & Capital

Biotech M&A Keeps Bankers Busy

Biotech M&A Keeps Bankers Busy

As economies grapple with the economic disaster of the novel coronavirus, the value and number of M&A deals worldwide have deflated.

Blind Dates Boom

Blind Dates Boom

In today’s environment, special purpose acquisition companies for big investors are getting bigger and bolder.

Loan Clouds Gather

Loan Clouds Gather

S&P Global is forecasting bank loan losses to reach $366 billion for the US and Canada over the two years to the end of 2021.

Frontier Market Report

Regional Report