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Will a brutal decline in the Naira force the country to finally end its multiple-exchange-rate system?

Thailand's economy is being battered by the pandemic and political uncertainty.

Canada’s economy is reeling from Covid-19 and a slumping energy market, but a lively tech sector and support from government and the central bank offer hope for recovery.

Iconic brands and companies that have flourished for over a century are being damaged, wiped out, or transformed all around the global as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

A new M&A wave from Italy is likely despite caution over risks.

Orange skips brick-and-mortar retail locations in West Africa for an online banking service instead.

Rivals Disney, Netflix, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook all find themselves on the same side regarding Reliance Jio.

Fintech-bank product pitches endure despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entrepreneurs—even the more seasoned ones—say they most value the coaching of finance executives. 

French telco giant consolidates its African holdings to prepare the way for further expansion.

Facebook's entry into the payments sector was derailed first in India and now Brazil.

Total foreign direct investment inflows to drop by 30%-40% of 2019 levels this year, Kearney says.

Within Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile money providers have waived or reduced transaction fees while governments are encouraging digital payments as a strategy to wean off person-to-person contact.

Demand for high yielding currencies broadly increased in May, led by the South African rand, the Russian ruble and top performer Mexican peso.

Viral V. Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and a former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, speaks with Global Finance about the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic.

Despite the $30 billion in crisis support packages being provided by governments to help keep businesses viable and protect manufacturing output, COVID-19 has left leading top Nordic corporations hurting. 

How are Islamic banks affected by the pandemic? What are the specific challenges and opportunities they face? Here are a few takeaways from an online panel discussion organised on April 21 by UK based financial data firm Refinitiv.

Facebook adds a new trick to its playbook: junior partnership.

Negative oil prices weren't the only factor that doomed Hin Leong.

Two portfolio managers from GW&K explain why they are still betting on China and India despite the disruption caused by a global pandemic.