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As Russian sanctions bite, nickel prices are surging, which could make electric vehicles far more expensive. 

Rising oil prices and falling wheat supplies play key roles in shaping the region’s strategic response.

Growing international sanctions are raising pressure on the island nation, which relies heavily on imports to power its enormous economy, to exit Russian projects.

The war in Ukraine is undermining the increasingly close partnership between Russia and China.

Academics and analysts acknowledge the severity of Russian sanctions. Nevertheless, there are still a few ways around them.

Some expected more generous terms to ensure economic stability takes hold in the struggling economy. They are disappointed. 

China and Russia have their own Swift-like systems, and while neither is likely to displace Swift tomorrow, sanctions will propel efforts to strengthen and expand them.

Western companies and Russian oligarchs look to divest themselves of assets albeit for very different reasons.

Russia’s largest bank avoided being removed from Swift but was sanctioned directly by the US and UK governments and undermined by sanctions targeting Russia's central bank.

Cryptocurrencies have become virtual ammunition used by both Russia and Ukraine in the conflict.

Some opportunists see profits in the Ukraine conflict, but creditors already face losses, and the possibility of defaults looms.

In a dramatic turnaround, European nations put their differences and national interests aside to do what was formerly unthinkable.

Despite a raft of sanctions announced by the US and other countries targeting Russia's biggest banks, there is no international consensus about removing Russia from the Swift network—yet.

South Africa's court sides with the inventor of "Please Call Me" at Vodacom's expense.

In the Conference Board’s annual C-suite survey, executives express concerns about inflation, talent sourcing, and impediments to pandemic recovery, including possible recession in China and supply chain concerns in the US and Europe.

Once dismissed as a fad or a scam, cryptocurrencies are now embraced by Wall Street and one is even a country's legal tender. Global Finance breaks down what cryptocurrencies are, who regulates them, and what they mean for corporate treasurers and CFOs.

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

Sber expects banks of the future to be built on a multimodal architecture using voice, touch, gestures and computer vision interchangeably for an amazing user experience. 

Global Finance talks pandemic, politics and economics with some of the world’s leading central bank governors, part of the coverage associated with its annual Central Banker Report Cards—banker grades to be announced in the October 2021 issue. 

Amit Thakur, a managing director at Amax Capital and CFO of Augie, is a financial advisor in M&A, debt and equity raising, and strategic finance deals totaling $35 billion. A cross-border pro, Thakur launched Standard Chartered's U.S. M&A business, and led Morgan Stanley's Indian FIG group. He mentors startups as well as multinational companies, globally. As worldwide M&A activity reached $2.8 trillion in the first half of 2021, Thakur says there are plenty of factors that can affect deal pace, including heightened regulatory scrutiny, debt issuance and a tempering SPAC boom.