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Can reserve currency status be far behind?

The continent's trade finance needs are expected to increase as the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement begins.

M&A transactions globally increased 25% in the second half of 2020 from the first half and were up 14% year over year.

The key question that many companies struggle with is: How much of the exposure should be hedged? Answering this question in the absence of a scientific metric leaves room for subjectivity and inconsistency.

The race for vaccines has intensified competition between governments and squelched some rivalries in the private sector.

The number of SPAC IPOs broke records during the pandemic.

The promotion likely will reduce the chance of Amazon spinning off AWS into its own business in the coming years.

Catholic investing joins Islamic finance, ESG metrics, and green bonds as a way of making money ethically.

Islamic finance took a hit in 2020 but is preparing for the next surge of growth through innovation, standardization, and M&A activity.

As we wave goodbye to 2020, Global Finance presents the most popular stories from throughout the year. 

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The December power transmission  auction will be the first launched by the Brazilian government in 2020. 

The fourth installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

Did politics play a role in the cancellation of Ant Group's IPO?

The third installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

The second installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

Stripe's acquisition is part of a wider trend of African fintech startups defying the odds during the global pandemic to bag multimillion-dollar M&A deals. 

The first installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

Seychelles' central bank governor Caroline Abel tells Global Finance that the central bank of Seychelles will focus on diversifying the economy after the pandemic passes and in the meantime is focused on stopping currency speculation.

Policymakers should carry on with stimulus measures and let cheap borrowing costs ease their fears, Fund officials say.